Specimen Information

Micropterus cataractae
Micropterus cataractae
(Shoal Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID32442
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Speciescataractae
Common NameShoal Bass
StateGA
LocalityOcmulgee River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Ocmulgee
HUC8 Number03070103
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:707
Author:Williams, J.D., and G.H. Burgess
Date:1999
Title:The shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae) (Centrarchidae), a new species from the Apalachicola River basin, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
Journal:Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History
Volume:42
Issue:2
Pages:80-114
Commentsstocked in early 1960's. Now established for a distance of 35 miles above and 25 miles below the Fall Line.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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