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Genus Family: Centrarchidae 🍽️ 1 Edible 🎣 7 Game Fish

Micropterus

Species
16
Max Length
97 cm
Max Weight
10.1 kg
Max Lifespan
26 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.62
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Centrarchiformes
Family
Centrarchidae
Genus
Micropterus

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
16

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
NT
Least Concern 5
Near Threatened 3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Eswatini
2 spp.
Zimbabwe
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
South Africa
2 spp.
Zambia
2 spp.
Algeria
1 spp.
Botswana
1 spp.
Croatia
1 spp.
Egypt
1 spp.
GU
1 spp.
Japan
1 spp.
Mauritius
1 spp.
Netherlands
1 spp.
Portugal
1 spp.
Slovenia
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
7 m