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
- NE
- 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
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Pearson, W.D. & Boston, C.H., Jr. 1995. Distribution and status of the northern cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program,, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 99 pp.
How to cite this account
Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2653. https://cavebiology.org/species/micropterus-punctulatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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