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The
Florida bass resembles the largemouth bass in that it has an elongate body that varies in color from a silvery-white to brassy-green and sometimes to a pale brown in murkier waters. The coloration forms a camouflaged pattern as there is a mottling of dark olive mottling along the upper body and a
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Carolina. The Florida bass has been introduced to Nevada, alongside the largemouth bass, and into the range of the largemouth bass. Where the species mix the introgression of Florida bass genes can be very quick. Like the largemouth bass, Florida bass, can be found in a wide variety of
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has a sooty black margin which is more obvious in juveniles. The mouth is large, the upper jaw extends to the rear beyond the eye in adults and there are no teeth on the tongue. There are between 9 and 11 spines in the dorsal fin and 3 spines in the
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waterbodies, it occurs in large lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, to smaller waterbodies such as swamps, ponds, and creek pools. Although this species may prosper in many aquatic environments, it tends to be most numerous in warm, densely vegetated
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531:Micropterus salmoides floridanus
196:Micropterus salmoides floridanus
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282:Bernard Germain de Lacépède
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399:"Species in the genus
368:Micropterus floridanus
395:Eschmeyer, William N.
215:Micropterus salmoides
148:Micropterus salmoides
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543:26 October
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379:9 February
351:References
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302:Lake Huron
224:black bass
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