Specimen Information

Micropterus salmoides
Micropterus salmoides
(Largemouth Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID44551
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Speciessalmoides
Common NameLargemouth Bass
StateUT
CountyUtah
LocalityUtah Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUtah Lake
HUC8 Number16020201
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year1890
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:127
Author:Sigler, W.F., and R.R. Miller.
Date:1963
Title:Fishes of Utah.
Publisher:Utah Department of Fish and Game, Salt Lake City, UT.
Pages:203 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:15178
Author:Sharp, J.
Date:1897
Title:The large-mouthed black bass in Utah.
Journal:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Volume:17
Pages:363-368
Reference 3
Ref. Number:31634
Author:Heckmann, R.A., C.W. Thompson, and D.A. White
Date:1981
Title:Fishes of Utah Lake
Journal:Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs
Volume:5
Issue:8
Pages:107-127
CommentsMixed carload of bass, perch, crappies and sunfish recieved from the bottomlands of the Illinois River; first introduction to state
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked1500


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