Big mouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) was originally found from Hudson Bay, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River system south into New Orleans. The big mouth has been introduced into Arizona and California.

Buffalo genus (Ictiobus) contains larger suckers that can be over three feet long. There are three species found in North America: The bigmouth buffalo was originally found from Hudson Bay south to the Gulf, but is now more widely introduced. The smallmouth buffalo is found widely in North America and Mexico. The black buffalo is found in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River system and west to New Mexico and Mexico.

Family Catostomidae contains the familiar sucker group of small fish that are found in most lakes and streams in the United States.

Order Cypriniformes contains the majority of the world's freshwater species of fish. Included in this order are the minnows, carp, and many other groups of fish.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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