Specimen Information

Micropterus henshalli
Micropterus henshalli
(Alabama Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID274124
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Specieshenshalli
Common NameAlabama Bass
StateSC
CountyOconee
LocalityLake Keowee [Wahalla]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number03060101
HUC10 NameKeowee River-Lake Keowee
HUC10 Number0306010102
HUC12 NameKeowee River-Lake Keowee
HUC12 Number030601010204
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19621
Author:Barwick, D.H., K.J. Oswald, J.M. Quattro, and R.D. Barwick
Date:2006
Title:Redeye bass (Micropterus coosae) and Alabama spotted bass (M. punctulatus henshalli) hybridization in Keowee Reservoir.
Journal:Southeastern Naturalist
Volume:5
Issue:4
Pages:661-668
CommentsIntroduced in the mid-1980s, became very abundant by mid-1990s.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen ImpactHybridizing with native Micropterus coosae.


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