Shadow bass

Ambloplites ariommus

Southeastern rivers trace its natural boundary

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
West Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Centrarchiformes. It is endemic to southeastern United States.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Ambloplites
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Gulf Slope from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to lower Mississippi River basin in Louisiana in the USA; St, Francis, Black, Arkansas, Red and upper Ouachita River drainage in Missouri and Arkansas in the USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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