FishincSpecies catalog
Largemouth bass
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) belongs to the family Centrarchidae. Habitat: fresh water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Micropterus salmoides |
|---|---|
| Family | Centrarchidae |
| Habitat | Fresh water |
| Group | Predators, Sunfish |
| Other names | American Black Bass, Black Bass, Large-mouth bass, Largemouth, Bigmouth bass, Big-mouth bass |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Europe freshwater, Mexico and Central America freshwater, South America freshwater, USA and Canada freshwater |
Identifying features
- Deep, robust bass body
- Very large mouth whose upper jaw extends behind the eye
- Dorsal fin with a spiny front part and soft rear part, almost separated by a deep notch
- Green back and flanks with a dark, irregular horizontal band along the side
- Whitish belly
Largemouth bass in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Forellenbarsch |
| French | Black bass à grande bouche, Achigan à grande bouche, Black-bass |
| Spanish | Blackbass |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Lobina negra, Lobina, Black bass |
| Italian | Boccalone, Black Bass |
| Portuguese | Achigã |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Black bass, Achigã |
| Dutch | Forelbaars, Forellenbaars |
| Polish | Bass wielkogębowy, Okoniopstrąg |
| Swedish | Öringabborre |
| Danish | Stormundet ørredaborre |
| Norwegian | Lakseabbor |
| Finnish | Isobassi |
| Croatian | Pastrvski grgeč |
| Czech | Okounek pstruhový |
| Hungarian | Pisztrángsügér |
| Romanian | Biban cu gură mare |
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