Black buffalo (Ictiobus niger) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States.
Scientific name: Ictiobus niger · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 123 cm
The black buffalo is a demersal catostomid of ponds and the backwaters of small to large rivers, and it also lives in impoundments and lakes. It is oviparous and feeds on the Asiatic clam, algae, diatoms and crustaceans. Maximum length is about 123 cm total length, commonly about 52 cm, and it can live 24 years. It is a minor commercial species, farmed commercially and a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 72 of 100 and resilience low. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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