Micropterus salmoides: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Species: Micropterus salmoides
Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Largemouth bass

The largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans) is a carnivorous, freshwater, ray-finned fish in the Centrarchidae (sunfish) family, native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico. It is known by a variety of regional names, such as the widemouth bass, bigmouth bass, black bass, largie, potter's fish, Florida bass or Florida largemouth, green bass, bucketmouth bass, green trout, growler, Gilsdorf bass, Oswego bass, southern largemouth and northern largemouth.

The largemouth bass, as it is known today, was first described by French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1828. A 2022 study concluded that the correct scientific name for the Florida bass is Micropterus salmoides, while the largemouth bass is Micropterus nigricans. It is the largest species of the black bass, with a maximum recorded length of 29.5 inches (75 cm) and an unofficial weight of 25 pounds 1 ounce (11.4 kg).

The largemouth bass is the state fish of Georgia and Mississippi, and the state freshwater fish of Florida and Alabama. It is a highly prized sport fish among anglers for their vigorous resistance when caught, and have been introduced to many regions due to their popularity in bass fishing and tolerance to urban streams. However, they have become an invasive species in some areas, causing the decline, displacement or extinction of native species through predation and competition.

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Micropterus salmoides in languages:

Afrikaans: Grootbekbaars
Afrikaans: Swartbaars
Afrikaans: Grootbek-baars
Bokmål: Lakseabbor
Catalan: Perca americana
Chinese: 大口黑鱸
Czech: okounek pstruhový
Danish: Stormundet ørredaborre
Danish: Stormundet black bass
Dutch: Grootbekforelbaars
Dutch: Forelbaars
Dutch: Zwarte baars
English: Largemouth Bass
English: Northern largemouth bass
English: Large-mouth bass
English: Large-mouth Black Bass
English: Largemouth black bass
English: Slough Bass
English: Green Bass
English: American Black Bass
English: Green Trout
Estonian: suursuu-forellahven
Finnish: isobassi
French: Achigan à grande bouche
French: Black-bass
French: Perche noire
French: Black-bass à grande bouche
French: Perche d'Amérique
French: Perche truitée
French: Black bass a grande bouche
Galician: Perca americana
German: Forellenbarsch
German: Kleinmauliger schwarzbarsch
German: Amerikanischer schwarzbarsch
German: Barschforelle
German: Großmäuliger schwarzbarsch
Hungarian: Fekete sügér
Hungarian: pisztrángsügér
Italian: Persico trota
Italian: Boccalone
Japanese: オオクチバス
Japanese: Buraku basu
Japanese: Okuchibasu
Japanese: Ookuchi-basu
Japanese: オオクチバス（ブラックバス）
Korean: 큰입배스
Korean: 베스
Latvian: Forelasaris
Persian: Bas Dehanbozorg
Persian: Khorshid Mahi Baleh Kuchak
Polish: Bass wielkgebowy
Polish: Bass wielkogębowy
Portuguese: Achigã
Portuguese: Achiqã
Portuguese: Boca grande
Romanian: Biban cu gura mare
Russian: Большеротый окунь
Russian: Bol'sherotyi chernyi okun'
Russian: Bolsherotnyi amerikanskii tscherny okun
Russian: большеротый американский окунь
Slovak: Ostracka lososovitá
Swedish: öringabborre

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Parent Taxon

Micropterus

Micropterus salmoides: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Largemouth bass

Micropterus salmoides in languages:

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Parent Taxon

Sibling Taxa

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Micropterus salmoides: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Largemouth bass

Micropterus salmoides in languages:

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

Parent Taxon

Sibling Taxa

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