FB-67125 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67125 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Osteoglossiformes Arapaimidae Arapaima Arapaima agassizii (Valenciennes, 1847) Tallapoosa bass 2013-10-30 2013-10-30 Baker, W.H., R.E. Blanton and C.E. Johnston0 Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4):379-401. (Ref. 93229) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67134 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2013-11-02 00:00:00 2013-11-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67134 A member of Micropterus coosae species group that is a distinct genetic lineage and differs from all members of the group except M. chattahoochae, by having larger scales (mean 2.9% SL vs. 2.7% or less), 63-67 lateral-line scales (vs. 68-74), 26-28 scales around the caudal peduncle (vs. 29-32), 89-98 lateral-line scales plus scales around the caudal peduncle (vs. 96 or more), and 10-13 vertical bars with the 6-12 long (extending well below body midline) vertical bars along the midline of the body, anteriorly, followed by 2-5 vertically elongate spots along the midline, posteriorly; from all species except M. cahabae, by lacking orange or red pigments on fin rays (fin rays green or yellow-green); from M. chattahoochae by a narrower postfrontal width 11.2% SL (vs. 11.8%); further distinguished from M. chattahoochae, and M. cf. coosae (Savannah River) by smaller tooth patch (less than 1.0 mm in 55%, absent in 25% of individuals examined vs. 1.0 mm or greater in 66.7% or more, absent in 0.0%-9.0%); and from M. warriorensis by more often having a tooth patch (absent in 25% vs. 83%) (Ref. 93229). Baker, W.H., R.E. Blanton and C.E. Johnston 2013 Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4):379-401. (Ref. 93229) FB-Morphology-67134 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2013-11-02 00:00:00 2013-11-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67134 Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 10 - 11 Baker, W.H., R.E. Blanton and C.E. Johnston 2013 Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4):379-401. (Ref. 93229) FB-Distribution-67134 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2013-11-02 00:00:00 2025-09-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67134 North America: endemic to the Tallapoosa River system above the Fall Line, USA. Baker, W.H., R.E. Blanton and C.E. Johnston 2013 Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4):379-401. (Ref. 93229) FB-Uses-67134 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2013-11-02 00:00:00 2025-04-03 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67134 fisheries: of potential interest FB-Size-67134 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2013-11-02 00:00:00 2025-04-03 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67134 40.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 93229)); max. published weight: 1,800 g (Ref. 93229) Baker, W.H., R.E. Blanton and C.E. Johnston 2013 Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4):379-401. (Ref. 93229) Baker, W.H., R.E. Blanton and C.E. Johnston 2013 Diversity within the redeye bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3635(4):379-401. (Ref. 93229) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67134 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2013-11-02 00:00:00 2025-04-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67134 benthopelagic; freshwater