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Largemouth Bass

Micropterus nigricans

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 146, February 215, March 374, April 504, May 389, June 490, July 382, August 341, September 342, October 427, November 361, December 204.
United States34,923
Texas6,448
Ontario2,541
California1,897
Michigan1,774
Ohio1,673
Virginia1,527
New York1,520
Pennsylvania1,517
Tennessee1,319

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderFreshwater Sunfishes, Grunters, and Allies · Centrarchiformes
FamilyFreshwater Sunfishes · Centrarchidae
GenusBlack Basses · Micropterus

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