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| Micropterus
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Smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu) | ||||||||||||
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M. cataractae - shoal bass M. coosae - redeye bass M. dolomieu - smallmouth bass M. notius - Suwannee bass M. punctulatus - spotted bass M. salmoides - largemouth bass M. treculii - Guadalupe bass |
Micropterus Lacépède, 1802, is a genus of freshwater fishAtlantic herring, Clupea harengus one of the most abundant species in the world Photo A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded) water-dwelling vertebrate with gills. There are over 27,000 species of fish, making them the most diverse group of vertebrates. in the sunfish familyIn biology, family is one of the levels of taxonomic classification of organisms. It lies between the less-specific order and the more-specific genus; ie, an order will contain one or more families, and a family will contain one or more genera. Humans, fo (family Centrarchidae) of orderOrder is one of the levels of scientific classification of organisms. Orders are grouped into classes and themselves contain families. The standard groupings of taxonomy from most general to most specific are: Domain Kingdom Phylum (animals); Division (pl Perciformes. The type species is M. dolomieu, the smallmouth bass. The species of this genus are known as the black basses.
The black basses are distributed throughout a large area east of the Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3000 miles (4800 km) from Mexico, through the continental United States, into Canada and Alaska. The highest peak is M in North America, from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to northeastern Mexico. Several species, notably the largemouth and smallmouth basses, have been very widely introduced throughout the world, and are now considered cosmopolitan. Introduction of these two species has caused problems for native fishes in various areas.
All Micropterus species have a dull-green base coloring with dark patterns on the sides. Most reach a maximum overall length of 40–60 cm (16–24 in), but the largemouth has been reported to grow to almost a full metre (just over three feet) in length.
These fish are well known as strong fighters, and are fished recreationally. Their meat is eaten, being quite edible and firm.
The males build nests in which the eggs are deposited by a female and then fertilized. The male continues to guard the eggs and fry until they leave the nest.
The Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus), while once assigned the generic name of Micropterus, is an unrelated marine fish of family Carangidae . The black basses are sometimes called black trout, but the name trout more correctly refers to certain members of the salmon family ( Salmonidae).
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