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From: Centenarian lifespans of three freshwater fish species in Arizona reveal the exceptional longevity of the buffalofishes (Ictiobus)

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Year class and size distribution of buffalofishes from Apache Lake, Arizona in this study. a Year class distribution estimated via ages from thin-sectioned otoliths collected from anglers in 2021 (I. cyprinellus: n = 18; I. bubalus: n = 3), and in 2022 (I. niger: n = 2). For bigmouth buffalo, the species with the largest sample size, year classes (red bars) range from 1916 to 1936, and the 1923 year class was most abundant composing 33% of the sample. b Size distribution of buffalofishes (including recaptures) measured for mass across all years of the study (2018–2023) binned in 2 kg intervals (I. cyprinellus: n = 108; I. bubalus: n = 34; I. niger: n = 10). See Tables 1–4 for more details.

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