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Name: |
Largemouth Bass |
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Other Common
Names: |
Bigmouth bass, bucketmouth bass, openmouth bass, hog, hawg, lineside, bigmouth trout, green trout, green bass, Oswego bass, Welshman, slough bass, lake bass |
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Scientific Name: |
Micropterus salmoides |
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Diet: |
Feeds on fish, insects, crayfish, frogs, and tadpoles |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear lakes with aquatic vegetation |
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Length: |
Commonly reach lengths up to 16 inches by three years of age |
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Identification: |
Body green-shaded with a broad, continuous dark stripe along each side; belly white to yellowish; dorsal fin almost completely separated between spiny and soft portion and lower jaw extends past the gold-colored eye |
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Photo & Text
Courtesy of |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |