Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)

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The Largemouth Bass, also known as Brown Bass, is a fish that is not native to the UK, however is one that was introduced historically.
This type of bass is one of the most sought after by fishermen in the regions that it inhabits, so really is a worthy animal to the country.

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This type of Bass is quite a medium sized Bass, growing up to 2 feet in length, however this is rare.
The fish usually inhabits lakes, slow moving streams, rivers and reservoirs.
The Bass gets its comical name due to of course, the size of its mouth.

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This type of Bass has a common diet of Frogs, other smaller fish, and insects, much like other fish, and will often come into shallow depths of water in the mornings and evenings to look for this food.

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When it comes to the breeding of the Bass, the male creates the nest, and once fertilisation has taken place, anywhere from 20,000-40,000 eggs are laid by the female, which are then guarded by the male for around a week.
Once the eggs are hatched, the male leaves, and the fish remain in the nest for 1 more week.

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Babies are often prey for larger animals such as larger fish, Herons and other birds.
Once they reach their adult size, they have few predators, the most threatening one once they reach this stage is the Human.











http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/largemouth_bass.htm










Thomas.