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Black Bass

Micropterus (genus)

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Micropterus is a genus of Freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The species of this genus are known as the black bass. The black bass are sometimes erroneously called black trout, but the name trout more correctly refers to certain members of the salmon family. The black bass are distributed throughout a large area east of the Rocky Mountains in North America, from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to northeastern Mexico. Several species, notably the largemouth and smallmouth basses, have been very widely introduced throughout the world, and are now considered cosmopolitan. Black bass of all species are highly sought-after game fish, and bass fishing is an extremely popular sport throughout the bass's native range. These fish are well known as strong…

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