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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.
Dominican Republic
1 spp.
France
1 spp.
Indonesia
1 spp.
Madagascar
1 spp.
Mozambique
1 spp.
Paraguay
1 spp.
Saudi Arabia
1 spp.
Switzerland
1 spp.
Vietnam
1 spp.
Belgium
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
7 m

🏆 World Records

weight
Largemouth black bass - 10.09 kg
Micropterus salmoides
🎣 George Perry / Manabu Kurita (tied) 📍 Georgia USA / Lake Biwa Japan 📅 Jun 1932
weight
Smallmouth bass - 5.41 kg
Micropterus dolomieu
🎣 David Hayes 📍 Dale Hollow Lake, Kentucky 📅 Jul 1955