Tallapoosa bass

Micropterus tallapoosae

Fish Reaching Forty Point Six Centimeters in North American Waters

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

Tallapoosa bass is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 40.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Micropterus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform