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Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819)

Spotted bass
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Common names: Bass, Spotted bass
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Transplanted onto Atlantic Slope in Virginia and North Carolina, in lower Pecos River in New Mexico, and Consumnes and Feather rivers in California. Possibly introduced to Chattahoochee in Georgia (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Plettet ørredaborre, Pyatnistyi chernyi okun', 斑点黑鲈, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Micropterus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335);  punctulatus: punctulatus meaning dotted, referring to the rows of spots on the lower sides (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical; 40°N - 29°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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