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Black Basses
Micropterus
Micropterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The species of this genus are known as the black bass.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 17 known species
Largemouth Bass Complex
complexMicropterus salmoides
Smallmouth Bass Complex
complexMicropterus dolomieu
Spotted Bass Complex
complexMicropterus punctulatus
Redeye Bass Complex
complexMicropterus coosae
Shoal Bass
speciesMicropterus cataractae
Suwannee Bass
speciesMicropterus notius
Smallmouth × Spotted Bass
hybridMicropterus dolomieu × punctulatus
Smallmouth × Guadalupe Bass
hybridMicropterus dolomieu × treculii
Smallmouth × Largemouth Bass
hybridMicropterus dolomieu × nigricans
Smallmouth × Florida Bass
hybridMicropterus dolomieu × salmoides
Spotted × Largemouth Bass
hybridMicropterus punctulatus × salmoides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49589.