Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829)
Calico bass
Species recognized by FishBase
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General Description
Biology
Source and Additional Information
Inhabits lakes, ponds, sloughs, and backwaters and pools of streams (Ref. 1998, 10294). Usually occurs among vegetation over mud or sand, most common in clear water. Forms schools (Ref. 1998). Feeds early in the morning, from midnight to 2 am (Ref. 1998). Individuals up to 16 cm feed on planktonic crustaceans and free-swimming, nocturnal, and dipterous larvae; larger individuals feed on small fishes (Ref. 1998, 10294). May be preyed upon by other fishes (Ref. 1998).
References
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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5723&speccode=2590
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"Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829)". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/225242". Accessed
21 Mar 2010.
