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275:collectively known as the
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862:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
617:Micropterus warriorensis
359:is an extremely popular
339:, have been very widely
587:Micropterus tallapoosae
551:Micropterus punctulatus
1294:Symbols of Mississippi
1289:Freshwater fish genera
1284:Ray-finned fish genera
441:Micropterus cataractae
397:in many instances. In
301:members of the family
1233:Paleobiology Database
1220:Paleobiology Database
754:Eschmeyer, William N.
715:Eschmeyer, William N.
565:Micropterus nigricans
524:Micropterus henshalli
509:Micropterus salmoides
465:(Chattahoochee bass)
388:externally fertilizes
1129:Fauna Europaea (new)
837:on 29 September 2007
627:A 14th species, the
598:Micropterus treculii
488:Micropterus dolomieu
176:Micropterus dolomieu
59:Micropterus dolomieu
419:Micropterus cahabae
945:Scientific Reports
895:Micropterus coosae
864:"Species in genus
632:Micropterus haiaka
593:(Tallapoosa bass)
577:(largemouth bass)
535:Micropterus notius
497:(smallmouth bass)
470:Micropterus coosae
250:Rafinesque,.] 1820
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475:C. L. Hubbs
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313:Micropterus
291:Perciformes
261:Micropterus
247:Nemocampsis
154:Micropterus
139:Subfamily:
123:Perciformes
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1268:Categories
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681:References
556:Rafinesque
341:introduced
333:largemouth
321:Hudson Bay
303:Salmonidae
277:black bass
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1279:Lepominae
657:, is its
639:binomials
365:food fish
349:game fish
323:basin in
220:Dioplites
212:Calliurus
143:Lepominae
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187:Synonyms
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