Specimen Information

Micropterus salmoides
Micropterus salmoides
(Largemouth Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID262706
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Speciessalmoides
Common NameLargemouth Bass
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityLake Mead, Virgin Basin
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Mead
HUC8 Number15010005
HUC10 NameCatclaw Wash-Virgin River
HUC10 Number1501000511
HUC12 NameCleopatra Wash-Virgin River
HUC12 Number150100051105
Map
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Collection Year1939
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:952
Author:Holden, P.B., and C.B. Stalnaker
Date:1975
Title:Distribution and abundance of mainstream fishes of the middle and upper Colorado River basins, 1967-1973.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:104
Issue:2
Pages:217-231
CommentsReported by R. R. Miller and J. R. Alcorn in 1943. Thought to be the first stocking of this fish in Lake Mead.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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