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| Scientific Name | Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) |
| Common Names | Spotted Bass Spotted Black Bass |
| Type Locality | Ohio River, at falls, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Calliurus punctulatus, Micropterus pseudaplites |
| Pronunciation | My crop ter uss |
| Etymology | From the Greek micro (small) and pteron (fin or wing). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 635mm or 25" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Mississippi River basin from southern Ohio and West Virginia to southeastern Kansas, and south to the Gulf of Mexico, USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Chattahoochee in Georgia to Guadalupe River in Texas, USA. Introduced in southern Africa and has become established in several isolated water bodies. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in captivity. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 88, pp 420. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.75.764.5840 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Aug 15 11:44) |