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Name: |
Smallmouth Bass |
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Other Common
Names: |
Brown bass, browny, bronzeback, green trout, river bass, jumper, Oswego bass, redeye bass |
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Scientific Name: |
Micropterus dolomieu |
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Diet: |
Feeds on crayfish, fish, and insects |
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Habitat: |
Prefers natural lakes and streams with gravel bottoms |
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Length: |
Average length is 9 to 14 inches |
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Identification: |
Golden green sides and back with faint, wavy olive blotches along the sides, 5 olive-green bars radiate back from the red eye and 1 radiates forward; spiny and soft portions of dorsal fin broadly connected |
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Photo and 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) |