| Smallmouth bass | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Centrarchidae |
| Genus: | Micropterus |
| Species: | M. dolomieu
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| Binomial name | |
| Micropterus dolomieu Lacépède, 1802
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The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Perciformes.[4] It is the type species of its genus Micropterus (black basses), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stocking —as well as illegal introductions—to many cool-water tributaries and lakes in Canada and more so introduced in the United States.[4] The maximum recorded size is approximately 27 inches (69 cm) and 12 pounds (5.4 kg).
The smallmouth bass is native to the upper and middle Mississippi River basin, the Saint Lawrence River–Great Lakes system, the Champlain Valley, and the Hudson Bay basin.[4] Its common names include smallmouth, bronzeback, brown bass, brownie, smallie, bronze bass, and bareback bass.
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Micropterus dolomieu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202564A18230216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202564A18230216.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Micropterus dolomieu". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Micropterus dolomieu". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ a b c "Micropterus dolomieu, Smallmouth bass : Fisheries, gamefish, aquarium".