Cahaba bass

Micropterus cahabae

Endemic Seabass of North American Waters

Black
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Cahaba bass is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 36 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: endemic to the Cahaba River system in the Piedmont region of central Alabama, USA.

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