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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.
Pronunciation My crop ter uss
Etymology From the Greek micro (small) and pteron (fin or wing). 
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Size 635mm or 25" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Unreported in captivity.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 88, pp 420.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 15 15:16 (species record created: 2014 Aug 15 11:44)