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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.
Largemouth bass are called many names including bucket mouth, green trout, widemouth, bigmouth, black bass, northern bass, native bass and many more. They serve as the official state fish of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.
The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) 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.
Micropterus salmoides — largemouth bass with assorted sunfish. Many species are also known as basses, [2] including: The Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, is a member of the temperate perch family Percichthyidae.; The black sea bass, Centropristis striata, is a member of the sea bass and sea grouper family Serranidae.; The Chilean sea bass, Dissostichus eleginoides, also known as the ...
Largemouth Bass typically measure 12–14 inches and weigh anywhere from 1–5 pounds. Trophy fish grow much larger than this, however, with some reaching well beyond 30 inches and tipping the scale into the teens. On rare occasions, record fish weigh over 20 pounds.
M. salmoides (largemouth bass) caught by an angler in Connecticut. Largemouth bass were often stocked in tank ponds and warmer lakes, while smallmouth bass were distributed to lakes and rivers throughout the northern and western United States, as far west as California. [5]
Largemouth Bass is a freshwater gamefish native to North America. Loved by anglers for the fighting excitement. Its body varies in color from green to blackish and is marked with a dark horizontal stripe.
Their global distribution, accessibility to anglers of all socio-economic levels, and renowned game fish characteristics have morphed the largemouth bass from simply a fish to a globally recognized icon of recreational angling.
Largemouth Bass are opportunistic feeders that exploit a wide variety of prey. They feed predominately by sight, but also utilize their sense of smell and lateral line to capture prey (Janssen and Corcoran 1993). Because M. salmoides feed largely by sight, they prefer clear rather than turbid waters (Killgore et al. 1989; Sowa and Rabeni 1995).
The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae (sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, but widely introduced elsewhere.