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Spotted bass

Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819)

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) is a species in the family Centrarchidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the spotted bass

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spotted bass live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spotted bass as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Eswatini
  2. South Africa
  3. Zambia
  4. Zimbabwe

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the spotted bass endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spotted bass classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyCentrarchidae
  6. genusMicropterus
  7. SpeciesMicropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819)

Synonyms Calliurus punctulatus, Micropterus pseudaplites, Micropterus punctulatus wichitae

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted bass

Other species in the same genus Micropterus.

Bass

Micropterus salmoides

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bass

Micropterus treculii

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Coosa bass

Micropterus coosae

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

Bass

Micropterus notius

CentrarchidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Is the spotted bass an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spotted bass as introduced in 4 countries: Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the spotted bass?

The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) belongs to the family Centrarchidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{spotted_bass_2026,
  title = {Spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-bass},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}