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Scientific Name Micropterus salmoides  (Lacepède, 1802)
Common Names Largemouth Bass
American Black Bass, Bass, Bigmouth, Black Bass, Brown Bass, Green Bass, Green Trout, Large-mouth Bass, Largemouth, Largemouth Black Bass, Northern Largemouth Bass
Type Locality Carolinas, U.S.A.
Pronunciation My crop ter uss - Sal moy dees
Etymology From the Greek micro (small) and pteron (fin or wing). The specific epithet is also from the Greek meaning trout like.
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Size 970mm or 38.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: St. Lawrence - Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins; Atlantic 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.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature 18.0-24.5°C or 64.4-76.1°F (Show species within this range)
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Feeding Omnivorous with much stronger carnivorous tendencies. Feed juveniles brine shrimp, bloodworms, and small pieces of supermarket shrimp. Feed adults whole supermarket shrimp, entire cubes of bloodworms or brine shrimp, and minnows. Many will also learn to eat dry pellets, but not all will. User data.
Suggested Tankmates Only house with tankmates that are of similar size and temperament. Good tankmates include other black basses, larger sunfish, black and white Crappies, bullhead Catfish, and channel catfish.
Breeding Unreported in captivity.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4, pp 716, 717, Pl. 5 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2021 Jan 10 07:52 (species record created: 2012 Oct 29 17:49)