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The Nonindigenous Occurrences section of the NAS species profiles has a new structure. The section is now dynamically updated from the NAS database to ensure that it contains the most current and accurate information. Occurrences are summarized in Table 1, alphabetically by state, with years of earliest and most recent observations, and the tally and names of drainages where the species was observed. The table contains hyperlinks to collections tables of specimens based on the states, years, and drainages selected. References to specimens that were not obtained through sighting reports and personal communications are found through the hyperlink in the Table 1 caption or through the individual specimens linked in the collections tables.

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Common name: Alabama Bass

Taxonomy: available through www.itis.gov

Size: Up to 24 in. (61 cm) (Page and Burr 2011).

Native Range: Mobile Bay basin in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (Page and Burr 2011).

Alaska	Hawaii	Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands	Guam Saipan

Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps

Ecology: Flowing pools of small to medium rivers and also impoundments (Page and Burr 2011).

Impact of Introduction: A population of M. henshalli introduced into Keowee Reservoir, South Carolina, has been documented hybridizing with native Redeye Bass (M. coosae). This hybridization and subsequent introgression is probably the reason for the decline of Redeye Bass population in Keowee Reservoir (Barwick et al. 2006).

Remarks: This bass was formerly a subspecies, M. punctulatus henshalli. It was recently elevated to a full species (Page et al. 2013).

References: (click for full references)

Barwick, D.H., K.J. Oswald, J.M. Quattro, and R.D. Barwick. 2006. Redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) and Alabama spotted bass (M. punctulatus henshalli) hybridization in Keowee Reservoir. Southeastern Naturalist 5(4): 661-668.

Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr.  1980.  Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural History.  Raleigh, NC.  854 pp.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr. 2011. Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Second Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, New York, 663 pp.

Page, L.M., H. Espinosa-Perez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, N.E. Mudrak, R.L. Mayden, and J.S. Nelson. 2013. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland. 384 pp.

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Author: Benson, A.J.

Peer Review Date: 5/16/2014

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