Scientific Name
Micropterus salmoides
Common Name
Largemouth black bass
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 10 - 12;
Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Mouth large; maxillary extending beyond the eye. Pelvic fins not joined by a membrane. Green to olive dorsally, milk-white to yellow ventrally, with a black band running from the operculum to the base of the caudal fin. Caudal fin rounded. Caudal fin with 17 rays (Ref. 2196).