Ambloplites ariommus
Shadow Bass
NS
G5
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Ambloplites
Ambloplites ariommus (Shadow Bass)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
North America: Gulf Slope from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to lower Mississippi River basin in Louisiana in the USA; St, Francis, Black, Arkansas, Red and upper Ouachita River drainage in Missouri and Arkansas in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Inhabits brushy and vegetated, gravel-bottomed, sand-bottomed and mud-bottomed pools of creeks and small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on small fish (darters, madtoms, minnows), crayfish, and larger insects including dragonfly, mayfly, and stonefly nymphs (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 30.5 cm TL; max weight: 820 g.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-10-13. Resilience: Medium (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
gamefish.
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
Etnier, D.A. and W.C. Starnes (1993) The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. (pls. check date).
IGFA (2001) Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
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