Specimen Information

Micropterus salmoides
Micropterus salmoides
(Largemouth Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39570
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Speciessalmoides
Common NameLargemouth Bass
StateNY
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameUnknown or N/A
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:145
Author:Cheney, A.N.
Date:1897
Title:Black bass and their distribution in the waters of New York State.
Journal:Ann. Rep. Forest Fish Game Comm. State NY
Publisher:New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission
Issue:1896
Pages:176-184
Commentsfound throughout the state. Cheney did not distinguish between the largemouth and smallmough when he said black bass were not originally found in NY except in waters tributary to the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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