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Name: |
Rock Bass |
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Other Common
Names: |
Northern rock bass, redeye, goggle eye, black perch, rock sunfish, redeye bass |
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Scientific Name: |
Ambloplites rupestris |
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Diet: |
Feeds on crayfish, fish, and insects |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear gravelly stream near submerged cover such as rocks, ledges, and drift piles |
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Length: |
Average length is 6 to 8 inches |
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Identification: |
Olive colored with brassy reflections and dark mottlings along the sides, whitish breast and belly; 6 spines in anal fin and 12 in the dorsal. |
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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) |