Stats

Lifespan: 10-16 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Crepuscular
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater lake
Range: North America
Movement: Swimming
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Common

About

The largemouth bass is North America's most popular freshwater game fish, named for a jaw that extends past its eye and can gape wide enough to swallow prey up to a third of its own body length. A solitary ambush predator, it lurks near underwater structure and vegetation, striking with explosive speed.

Life cycle

1.
hatchling fry
A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2.
juvenile
A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Species: Micropterus nigricans