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Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) fish species and information / pictures of Rock bass - Ambloplites rupestris

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) fish species information

Scientific Name
Ambloplites rupestris

Common Name
Rock bass

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 5 - 7; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 29 - 32

Classification

Classified By

Rafinesque, 1817

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)

Distribution

Region

North America

Distribution

North America: St. Lawrence River-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada, and south to northern Georgia, northern Alabama and Missouri (native only to Meramec River) in the USA (Ref. 5723). Introduced to Europe (Ref. 59043).

Range

54°N - 34°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

10 °C

Water Temperature To

29 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: ? - 7.0; dH range: 10 - ? demersal

Trophic Level

3.37 s.e. 0.48 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

43.0 cm

Common Length

15.4 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3; tmax=10; Fec=3,000-11,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated