Specimen Information

Micropterus henshalli x punctulatus
(a black bass hybrid)
Fishes
Native Hybrid

Specimen ID1877258
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Specieshenshalli x punctulatus
Common Namea black bass hybrid
StateAL
CountyMarshall
LocalityTown Creek Fishing Center
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGuntersville Lake
HUC8 Number06030001
HUC10 NameGuntersville Lake-Town Creek
HUC10 Number0603000107
HUC12 NameMinky Creek-Town Creek
HUC12 Number060300010705
Map
Collection Day31
Collection Month7
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhybridized
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:45622
Author:Lewis, M.R., P. Ekema, M. Holley, and E.J. Peatman
Date:2021
Title:Genetic evidence of introduced redeye bass and Alabama bass and hybridization with native Micropterus spp. in Town Creek, Alabama, USA
Journal:North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Volume:41
Issue:1
Pages:78-85
CommentsConfirmed with single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierLewis et al.
Number Collected3


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/10/2025].

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