largemouth bass

Micropterus salmoides

Builds shallow water nests

largemouth bass is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Maximum length: 97 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence - Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to Minnesota and south to Gulf; Atlantic and Gulf drainages from North Carolina to Florida and to northern Mexico. The species has been introduced widely as a game fish and is now cosmopolitan. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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