. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1990 HOUSTON: Status of the Black Buffalo 99. h Figure I. Black Buffalo, Ictiobus niger (drawn from photograph in Cross 1967). Trautman (1957) indicates that the lower Great Lake populations resulted from introductions, Hubbs and Lagler (1998) disagree and consider the species to be native in these waters. Trautman (1957) does note the lack of early information on the species due to confusion with the Smallmouth Buffalo and its less common occurrence. He also indicates that hybrids between the species had been taken in Sandusky Bay, thereby supporting the exist
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1990 HOUSTON: Status of the Black Buffalo 99. h Figure I. Black Buffalo, Ictiobus niger (drawn from photograph in Cross 1967). Trautman (1957) indicates that the lower Great Lake populations resulted from introductions, Hubbs and Lagler (1998) disagree and consider the species to be native in these waters. Trautman (1957) does note the lack of early information on the species due to confusion with the Smallmouth Buffalo and its less common occurrence. He also indicates that hybrids between the species had been taken in Sandusky Bay, thereby supporting the existence of the species in Lake Erie. Moore (1968) hsted the species for Lake Erie. The recent Canadian collections (1975 to 1987) confirm the presence of the species in Lake Erie. Protection There is no specific protection for this species in Canada although general protection is available through the Fisheries Act. In the United States, the Black Buffalo is listed as a species of special concern in Kentucky, Mississippi, South Dakota and West Virginia. It has been Usted as protected in Wisconsin (Johnson 1987). Population Sizes and Trends Although Trautman (1957) indicated that the species was probably introduced to the lower Great Lakes, Hubbs and Lagler (1958) state they are native {see Distribution). Since the species is abundant in Ohio and can easily be confused with the Smallmouth Buffalo, especially smaller individuals (Smith 1979), it has probably gone unnoticed. Moreover, in the past, many fishermen and fisheries biologists believed this species to be a hybrid between the other two species and it was referred to as the Mongrel Buffalo Fish. The species is of no commercial interest and no attempt to ascertain populations in the Great Lakes have been made. Thus, it is probably native to Lake Erie and may have gone virtually undiscovered there because of its rarity, unimportance and similarity to the other species. The origins of this species in Canada and its occurrence in
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