Fishing Species
Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Species Information
Bigmouth Buffalo bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Ictiobus cyprinellus |
| Other Fish Name: | gourd head, redmouth buffalo, buffalo fish, bernard buffalo, roundhead, or brown buffalo |
| Regions Fished: | It is distributed from the Red River of the North Canada to the Ohio River and south in the Mississippi River system to Texas and Alabama in the United States. It lives in sluggish areas of large rivers and shallow lakes. |
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| Additional Information: | The bigmouth buffalo migrates upstream to spawn in the spring, usually April to June where it lays its eggs on plants to which they adhere. |