Florida Bass

The largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans) is a carnivorous, freshwater, ray-finned fish in the Centrarchidae (sunfish) family, native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico. It is known by a variety of regional names, such as the widemouth bass, bigmouth bass, black bass, largie, potter's fish, Florida bass or Florida largemouth, green bass, bucketmouth bass, green trout, growler, Gilsdorf bass, Oswego bass, southern largemouth, northern largemouth, Alabama bass or Alabama largemouth, marsh bass, and swamp bass.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Florida Bass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Micropterus nigricans
• Micropterus notius
• Micropterus punctulatus
• Micropterus henshalli

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Centrarchidae

Genus

Micropterus

Species

Micropterus salmoides

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