Smallmouth bass: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the smallmouth bass lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Micropterus dolomieu
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Centrarchiformes
Family	Centrarchidae

Where does the smallmouth bass live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the smallmouth bass in 3 countries and territories across Africa and North America. In South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the smallmouth bass endangered?

The smallmouth bass’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the smallmouth bass?

The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a ray-finned fish in the order Centrarchiformes and the family Centrarchidae, genus Micropterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the smallmouth bass

The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Centrarchiformes. It is the type species of its genus Micropterus (black basses), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stocking —as well as illegal introductions—to many cool-water tributaries and lakes in Canada and more so introduced in the United States. The maximum recorded size is approximately 27 inches (69 cm) and 12 pounds (5.4 kg).

The smallmouth bass is native to the upper and middle Mississippi River basin, the Saint Lawrence River–Great Lakes system, the Champlain Valley, and the Hudson Bay basin. Its common names include smallmouth, bronzeback, brown bass, brownie, smallie, bronze bass, and bareback bass.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smallmouth bass (revision 1373194322), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q536224 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).