Redeye bass

Redeye bass
Typical redeye bass from a stream in the Coosa River watershed, N. Georgia (Released)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Species:
M. coosae
Binomial name
Micropterus coosae
Hubbs & Bailey, 1940
Distribution map of the Redeye bass. Yellow represents native and purple represents where it has been introduced.

The redeye bass, redeye, or Coosa bass (Micropterus coosae) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) native to the Coosa River system of Georgia, Alabama. The waters it is normally found in are cool streams and rivers in the foothills of mountains.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Micropterus coosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202563A18233522. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202563A18233522.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.