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Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the age structure and population dynamics of harvested species is crucial for sustainability, especially in fisheries. The Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) is a fish endemic to the Mississippi and Hudson Bay drainages. A valued food-fish for centuries, they are now a prized sportfish as night bowfishing has become a million-dollar industry in the past decade. All harvest is virtually unregulated and unstudied, and Bigmouth Buffalo are declining while little is known about their biology. Using thin-sectioned otoliths and bomb-radiocarbon dating, we find Bigmouth Buffalo can reach 112 years of age, more than quadrupling previous longevity estimates, making this the oldest known freshwater teleost (~12,000 species). We document numerous populations that are comprised largely (85-90%) of individuals over 80 years old, suggesting long-term recruitment failure since dam construction in the 1930s. Our findings indicate Bigmouth Buffalo require urgent attention, while other understudied fishes may be threatened by similar ecological neglect.

SUBMITTER: Lackmann AR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6533251 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bigmouth Buffalo <i>Ictiobus cyprinellus</i> sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity.

Lackmann Alec R AR Andrews Allen H AH Butler Malcolm G MG Bielak-Lackmann Ewelina S ES Clark Mark E ME

Communications biology 20190523

Understanding the age structure and population dynamics of harvested species is crucial for sustainability, especially in fisheries. The Bigmouth Buffalo (<i>Ictiobus cyprinellus</i>) is a fish endemic to the Mississippi and Hudson Bay drainages. A valued food-fish for centuries, they are now a prized sportfish as night bowfishing has become a million-dollar industry in the past decade. All harvest is virtually unregulated and unstudied, and Bigmouth Buffalo are declining while little is known a ...[more]

PMID: 31149641

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Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity.

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Bigmouth Buffalo <i>Ictiobus cyprinellus</i> sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity.

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