Micropterus Identification (black basses)

[snookman]

Micropterus cataractae - Shoal bass

Distinguishing characteristics:

-When the mouth is closed, the back edge of the jaw extends to the back edge of the eye although not as far as the largemouth bass.
-Toothpatch typically absent.
-No separation between primary and secondary dorsals.
-Native only to one main river system and it's tributaries in west-southwestern Georgia and northwest Florida.

 

[snookman]

Micropterus coosae - Coosa strain redeye bass

Distinguishing characteristics:

-When the mouth is closed, the back edge of the jaw extends to the centerline of the eye.
-Toothpatch typically present.
-No separation between primary and secondary dorsals.
-Typically found in Coosa River and Tennesee Drainage systems.
-White edged caudal.

 

[snookman]

Micropterus cf. coosae - Bartrams strain redeye bass

Distinguishing characteristics:

-When the mouth is closed, the back edge of the jaw extends to the centerline of the eye.
-Toothpatch typically present.
-No separation between primary and secondary dorsals.
-Native to only one river sytem in extreme eastern Georgia and southeastern South Carolina.
-White edged caudal.

 

[snookman]

Micropterus cf. coosae - Altamaha strain redeye bass



Distinguishing characteristics:

-When the mouth is closed, the back edge of the jaw extends to the centerline of the eye.
-Toothpatch typically present.
-No separation between primary and secondary dorsals.
-Typically found in Altamaha and Ogeechee systems.
-White edged caudal.

 

[snookman]

Micropterus cf. coosae - Chattahoochie strain redeye bass



Distinguishing characteristics:

-When the mouth is closed, the back edge of the jaw extends to the centerline of the eye.
-Toothpatch typically present.
-No separation between primary and secondary dorsals.
-Typically found in Chattahoochie and Appalchicola systems.
-White edged caudal.

 

[snookman]

Micropterus cf. coosae - Tallapoosa strain redeye bass



Distinguishing characteristics:

-When the mouth is closed, the back edge of the jaw extends to the centerline of the eye.
-Toothpatch typically present.
-No separation between primary and secondary dorsals.
-Typically found in Tallapoosa system.
-White edged caudal.

 

[snookman]

Comments welcome.

 

[fisher12889]

Awesome, thank you!

 

[Chicxulub]

Very well done! I'm impressed.

 

[lix.ma14]

excellent! Sticky worthy.