Largemouth Bass Species Details. A: Vertical barring along the sides. C: Brownish-green color; white belly area does not extend high on the sides. Smallmouth Bass Species Details. First described in Currently two subspecies Northern and invalidated Witchita Upper jaw does not reach past middle of the pupil Spiny and soft-rayed dorsal fins joined with shallow notches between them Base of dorsal and anal fins have small scales Lateral body has multiple dark blotches that touch dorsal fin Lower lateral scales form dark, horizontal rows or stripes Dorsal fin with 10 spines and anal fin with 3 spines 55 to 71 lateral line scales.
First described in Upper jaw to central part of the eye, but not past it Typically short in length, rarely exceeding 16 inches Spiny and soft-rayed dorsal fins joined with shallow notches between them 12 vertical lateral bars of blotches Turquoise blue coloration on cheeks, breast and vent during breeding Dorsal fin with 10 spines and anal fin with 3 spines 57 to 65 lateral line scales.
Fish Biology. Fishing Videos. Giveaways Giveaways Giveaway Winners. Long, vertical stripes are usual, as a are striped cheeks reminiscent of the smallmouth. A well-known fish in the Gulf states, the spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus is endemic to the Mississippi River basin.
Like its close relative, the smallmouth, it inhabits clear water streams and rivers with gravel bottoms and significant current. Named for the dark spots usually below its dark lateral line, it sports a small mouth that, when closed, does not extend beyond the back of the eye. But because it can hybridize with the smallmouth, identification can get complicated. Look for the three-striped cheek, connected dorsal fins, and a rough, sandpaper-texture tongue. The Suwannee bass Micropterus notius makes its home in rocky-bottomed streams and rivers, where it enjoys currents and eddies that sweep food its way.
Indeed, it tends toward the smaller end of the genus, reaching maximum lengths of just 16 inches and just under four pounds. It usually sports dark, vertical patches just below the lateral line, as well as the striped face common to many black bass species. Like many members of the black bass genus, the Tallapoosa bass Micropterus tallapoosae is a close relative of Micropterus coosae. Its closest kin is the Chattahoochee bass Micropterus chattahoochae , and it can easily be confused for this relative.
Look for red eyes and long vertical bands of darker pigment. Its fins will not feature either orange or red markings, but it will have a small tooth-patch on its tongue. It will usually have some orange pigmentation on its rearward fins, and sometimes vertical blotches below the lateral line.
The metrics biologists use to differentiate this species include measurements of head width and scale size and number, and the distinctions are minute. Common in the waters of the Midwest, but with a range that extends as far south as Louisiana and as far east as Virginia, the White bass Morone chrysops is hard to misidentify due to its distinct silver-white color. Inhabiting waters from Lake Michigan and down the Mississippi River basin, the Yellow bass Morone mississippiensis is sometimes caught by anglers fishing for crappie.
Nor is there any easy way to tell them apart from close relatives. But for most anglers, most of the time, knowing the difference between largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass will get it done! We shall have a look at four of their species found in America. Often referred to as sand bass, it is a silvery-white fish with 4 to 7 vertical stripes on its sides.
There is a clear separation between its first and second dorsal fins, and it has two tooth patches toward the back of the tongue. Adults average 10 to 15 inches long and 1lb weight. The highest recorded weight is 5lb.
They generally avoid turbidity and prefer clear current and backwater areas over rocks and sand. They migrate to creeks, streams, and shallow rivers during mating season. Their young will live in shallow water and move to deeper water as they mature. Their diet includes aquatic insects and small crustaceans like water fleas and copepods. The more mature prefer eating fish like shad, minnows, and sunfishes. They travel in large schools in search of prey. They are not popular as game fish because of their small sizes, but they are edible and are fished for food.
They have 5 to 7 distinct black stripes running along their sides, with the bottom ones broken close to the anal fin. They usually have a dark olive green coloration that turns to a brassy yellow towards the stomach. Adults weigh approximately 2lbs. The young feed on aquatic insects like midge larvae, small crustaceans, and zooplankton, progressing to small fishes like shad and silversides as they mature.
It is commonly referred to as the striper because of the 6 to 9 black horizontal stripes running along its length towards the caudal fin.
It has 1 or 2 distinctive tooth patches toward the back of the tongue. The upper surface is olive green. The sides are silver and the underbelly white in color.
They can grow up to a weight of 65 lb, with the largest recorded at 81 lb. They are excellent game fish and have occasionally been used as predators to control the population of other fish like gizzard shad. Because of their size, be sure to have a good bass reel when fishing for these. They naturally spend time in saltwater though they have adapted to freshwater whenever they have been introduced. They feed on mayflies, other invertebrates, crayfish, shad, and other fish. This one appears on this list because it is not a true perch, as the name may imply.
It is a moronid fish, which means it is closely related to our temperate basses.
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