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Razorback

Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Status not recordedbony fish

The razorback (Ictiobus bubalus) is a species in the family Catostomidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the razorback

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the razorback live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the razorback as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Belarus
  2. Bulgaria
  3. Russia
  4. Tajikistan
  5. Ukraine

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the razorback endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the razorback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCatostomidae
  6. genusIctiobus
  7. SpeciesIctiobus bubalus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Synonyms Amblodon bubalus, Bubalichthys altus, Bubalichthys bubalinus, Carpiodes taurus, Carpiodes tumidus, Carpiodes urus, Catostomus bubalus, Ichthyobus cyanellus, Ichthyobus ischyrus, Ictiobus urus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Highback buffaloEnglish
  • Humpback buffaloEnglish
  • Smallmouth buffaloEnglish
  • Thick-lipped buffaloEnglish
  • سمك الجاموس صغير الفمArabic
  • 小口牛胭脂魚Chinese
  • kaprovec maloústýCzech
  • Småmundet bøffelkarpeDanish
  • matalote boquínSpanish
  • Väikesuu-piisonkalaEstonian
  • puhvelikarppiFinnish
  • buffalo à petite boucheFrench
  • Mazmutes bifelisLatvian
  • Bufalo cu gura micaRomanian
  • малоротый буффалоRussian
  • Буфало малоротийUkrainian
  • Krunýrovec maloústýCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the razorback

Other species in the same genus Ictiobus.

Mongrel

Ictiobus cyprinellus

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

Buoy tender

Ictiobus niger

CatostomidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the razorback an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the razorback as introduced in 5 countries: Belarus, Bulgaria, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the razorback?

The razorback (Ictiobus bubalus) belongs to the family Catostomidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Razorback (Ictiobus bubalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/razorback

MLA

“Razorback (Ictiobus bubalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/razorback.

BibTeX
@misc{razorback_2026,
  title = {Razorback (Ictiobus bubalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/razorback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}