Spotted bass

Micropterus punctulatus

Adults add frogs to their growing menu

Spotted bass is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 63.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Maximum length: 63.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
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.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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