LARGEMOUTH BASS

Micropterus salmoides


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Micropterus salmoides Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)

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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 3 - 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12; Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Mouth large; maxillary extending beyond the eye. Pelvic fins not joined by a membrane. Green to olive dorsally, milk-white to yellow ventrally, with a black band running from the operculum to the base of the caudal fin. Caudal fin rounded. Caudal fin with 17 rays (Ref. 2196).

Max size: 97 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723); max. published weight: 10090 g (Ref. 4699)