background:toxic contamination of fish may compromise food safety. haff disease is a rare syndrome characterized by rhabdomyolysis following consumption of cooked, freshwater fish. case report: a healthy 42 year old female presented three hours after eating fried buffalo fish (ictiobus cyprinellis). her symptoms began while eating the fish, described as diffuse muscle aches followed by generali...

Background:Toxic contamination of fish may compromise food safety. Haff disease is a rare syndrome characterized by rhabdomyolysis following consumption of cooked, freshwater fish. Case Report: A healthy 42 year old female presented three hours after eating fried buffalo fish (Ictiobus cyprinellis). Her symptoms began while eating the fish, described as diffuse muscle aches followed by generali...

Buffalofishes (Genus Ictiobus) are large, robust-bodied suckers adapted to large rivers and lakes of North America. Currently recognized species are readily diagnosed by morphological characters, and the group is known from fossils dating back to the Miocene. However, sympatrically occurring species in the Mississippi River Basin are known to hybridize in nature and in the laboratory. Here we d...

Uncontrolled biological invasions are reducing freshwater ecosystem diversity and resilience. Research is needed to evaluate whether non-structural deterrents feasible within lock or canal environments. This study examined common carp (Cyprinus carpio) buffalo hybrid (Ictiobus) movement patterns in response acoustic stroboscopic deterrents. Twelve strobe lights one underwater speaker were deplo...

Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus is a long-lived Catostomid with ecological and commercial harvest value. Management for relies on accurate age data population dynamic assessments (recruitment, growth, mortality) but between-reader precision of non-lethal aging structures compared to otoliths has not been assessed. We analyzed bias ages estimated from pectoral dorsal fin rays relative lapi...

We studied the morphology and shape variation of the palatal organ and chewing pad of sucker fishes, family Catostomidae. The palatal organ is a muscularized structure that forms a large mass on the roof of the posterior part of the buccopharyngeal cavity in cypriniform fishes. It functions in coordination with the branchial arches to separate food items from inorganic debris during feeding. Th...