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Redeye bass | |
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Typical redeye bass from a stream in the Coosa River watershed, N. Georgia (Released) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Centrarchiformes |
Family: | Centrarchidae |
Genus: | Micropterus |
Species: | M. coosae
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Binomial name | |
Micropterus coosae | |
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.