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Smallmouth Buffalo Fish Species Information

Smallmouth Buffalo

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Ictiobus bubalus
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Regions Fished: North America: Lake Michigan drainage and Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania and Michigan to Montana, USA and south to the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA. Also in Mexico.
World Record:
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Additional Information: Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of small to large rivers. Also occurs in lakes and impoundments.