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Scientific Name Ambloplites rupestris  (Rafinesque, 1817)
Common Names Rock Bass
Goggle Eye, Redeye Bass
Type Locality Lakes of New York, Vermont, Canada, etc.
Etymology Ambloplites: Greek, ambloo = blunt + Greek, oplites = shield. rupestris=living among the rocks.
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Size 430mm or 16.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: St. Lawrence River-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada, and south to northern Georgia, northern Alabama and Missouri (native only to Meramec River) in the USA. Introduced to Europe.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Temperature 10.0-29.0°C or 50-84.2°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 2), pp 120.
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Last Update 2016 Aug 03 05:55 (species record created: 2014 Aug 15 11:53)