Table 2 Size and spot characteristics of buffalofishes from Apache Lake, Arizona caught and released during the October 2022 angling expedition (Oct22R) (n = 28).

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

Species

Capture Date

Mass

#B

#O

RC ID

I. bubalus

25-Oct-22

20.38

4

0

 

I. bubalus

26-Oct-22

10.35

12

1

 

I. bubalus

30-Oct-22

7.26

3

0

29

I. cyprinellus

27-Oct-22

12.30

10

0

 

I. cyprinellus

27-Oct-22

10.15

5

1

26

I. cyprinellus

24-Oct-22

9.84

4

0

 

I. cyprinellus

24-Oct-22

9.70

4

0

 

I. cyprinellus

29-Oct-22

8.56

10

4

 

I. cyprinellus

30-Oct-22

8.25

18

5

 

I. cyprinellus

27-Oct-22

7.71

2

1

9

I. cyprinellus

28-Oct-22

7.65

4

6

30

I. cyprinellus

30-Oct-22

6.52

10

4

 

I. cyprinellus

30-Oct-22

6.49

50

1

5

I. cyprinellus

28-Oct-22

6.41

8

2

 

I. cyprinellus

29-Oct-22

5.73

16

2

 

I. cyprinellus

29-Oct-22

5.64

5

1

 

I. cyprinellus

29-Oct-22

5.39

3

4

3

I. cyprinellus

28-Oct-22

5.16

11

1

27

I. cyprinellus

27-Oct-22

5.05

5

0

 

I. cyprinellus

28-Oct-22

4.76

7

7

 

I. cyprinellus

29-Oct-22

4.71

18

44

 

I. cyprinellus

27-Oct-22

4.45

5

1

 

I. cyprinellus

28-Oct-22

4.14

21

15

 

I. cyprinellus

27-Oct-22

3.91

3

0

 

I. cyprinellus

29-Oct-22

3.88

6

0

 

I. cyprinellus

24-Oct-22

NA

4

0

 

I. niger

30-Oct-22

6.24

7

1

25

I. niger

30-Oct-22

5.90

4

1

 
  1. Data are sorted by species and then by size (mass in kg); #B = number of black spots; #O = number of orange spots; RC ID = Recapture ID (in conjunction with Table 4); NA = not available.