Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Centrarchiformes |
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Genus | Micropterus |
| Species | Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Nebraska
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S3 Vulnerable
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2653. https://cavebiology.org/species/micropterus-punctulatus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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