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FishBase 2 thumbnails  •  slide show Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Micropterus&speciesname=salmoides ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Micropterus-salmoides.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Micropterus Species in    Centrarchidae - Classification - Centrarchidae Centrarchiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Micropterus salmoides ( Lacepède , 1802 ) Largemouth black bass Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Stamps, Coins Misc. | Google image Micropterus salmoides Picture by Scarola, J.F. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Centrarchidae (Sunfishes) Etymology: Micropterus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335 ) ;   salmoides: salmoides meaning trout-like (Ref. 1998 ) . More on author: Lacepède . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - ?; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 1998 ). Subtropical; 10°C - 32°C (Ref. 12741 ); 46°N - 24°N, 125°W - 65°W (Ref. 89798 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri North America: St. Lawrence - Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to Minnesota and south to Gulf; Atlantic and Gulf drainages from North Carolina to Florida and to northern Mexico. The species has been introduced widely as a game fish and is now cosmopolitan. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 97.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798 ); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 556 ); max. published weight: 10.1 kg (Ref. 4699 ); max. reported age: 23 years (Ref. 46974 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 10 - 12; Vertebrae : 30 - 32. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabit lakes, ponds, swamps, and backwaters and pools of creeks, and small to large rivers (Ref. 86798 ). Usually found over mud or sand and common in impoundments (Ref. 5723 ). They prefer quiet, clear water and over-grown banks. Adults feed on fishes, crayfish and frogs; young feed on crustaceans, insects and small fishes. Sometimes cannibalistic. They don't feed during spawning; as well as when the water temperature is below 5°C and above 37°C (Ref. 30578 ). Builds nest at 25 mm-203 mm deep (Ref. 1998 ). An introduced species in Europe reported to avoid fast-flowing waters and to occur in estuaries with a salinity up to 13 ppt (Ref. 59043 ). Popular game fish in North America. Preyed upon by herons, bitterns, and kingfishers (Ref. 1998 ). Excellent food fish (Ref. 1998 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae The male which becomes aggressive and territorial builds the nest on muddy bottoms of shallow water. A female may spawn with several males on different nests. The male guards and fans the eggs for about 29 days (Ref. 93240 ). Spawning takes place spring to summer or when temperature reaches 15°C. Adults mate between the age of 5-12 years (Ref. 11243 ). Also Ref, 88808). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr , 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 14 November 2018 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Potential pest Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums FAO - Aquaculture: production ; Fisheries: landings ; Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00903 - 0.01214), b=3.08 (3.04 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.8   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies. Generation time: 5.2 (4.6 - 6.1) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 41 growth studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.06-0.14; tm=3-5; tmax=16; Fec=2,000). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 37.3 [15.6, 73.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.919 [0.527, 1.527] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [17.2, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.481 [0.197, 1.182] g/100g; Selenium = 28.9 [11.5, 68.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.5 [6.5, 59.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.852 [0.603, 1.246] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 08:45:05 gmt TaiBIF | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation