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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Catostomidae — thebuffalo fish .
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Subsequent improvement of water quality has occurred and some species have reappeared upstream from Pittsburgh, including the smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) (Cooper, 1985, pp. 177-183).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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Cyprinus carpio, Dorosoma cepedianum, Ictiobus bubalis, Carpiodes carpio) through predation (Thompson et al. 1977).
Think Progress » “When I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake” 2006
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