American Black Bass
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Stygoxene

Realm

Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from two counties across two states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Alabama, Florida

Counties

Alabama

Jackson

Florida

Marion

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2019.

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

United States

NNR

Subnational ranks

Florida

SNR Unranked

North Carolina

SNR Unranked

South Carolina

S5 Secure

Georgia

SNR Unranked

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

• McGregor, S.W., Rheams, K.F., O'Neil, P.E., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1994. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 226 pp.
• McGregor, S.W., O'Neil, P.E., Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & Blackwood, R. 1997. Biological, geological, and hydrological investigations in Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and other selected caves in north Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 166: 1–198.
• Morris, T.L. 2006. A biological inventory of aquifer caves in Florida with special emphasis on troglobitic crustaceans and salamanders. Final report S0057 to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 44 pp.

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