See quot. 1805.
1784. The fish common to the waters of the Ohio are the buffalo fish, of a large size, and the cat-fish, sometimes exceeding one hundred weight.—John Filson, ‘Kentucke,’ p. 26.
1792. The buffalo fish is in size from 4 to 8 lb. is a very fine fish.—G. Imlay, ‘Topographical Description [Ky.],’ p. 154.
1805. Buffalo-Fish, so called by the Indians and Europeans, on account of its being heard sometimes to bellow in the water.—Thaddeus M. Harris, ‘State of Ohio,’ p. 116. (Italics in the original.)
1861. These rivers are very fine for buffalo fish to live in.—W. H. Russell in The Times, July 10. (N.E.D.)
