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Scientific Name
Micropterus salmoides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Fish, Bass, Largemouth
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusMicropterus
SpeciesMicropterus salmoides
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
The evidence supporting this record is greater than ten years old. Therefore the park status is considered "Probably Present". More current data is needed to confirm that this species is present in the park.; Data Source: See observations
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Introduced into the Potomac drainage sometime after 1874. Native to the Great Lakes, St Lawrence and Mississippi basins and the Gulf and south Atlantic slopes. Widely transplanted elsewhere.; Data Source: Jenkins & Burkhead, 1993 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: By definition, this species was not introduced as part of the park's mission. Rather, they occur there naturally having been introduced elswhere in the drainage at some point in the past.
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/9/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
9/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: USGS, 1996 - KENI BioBlitz Species List moved from the park code KEPA to KEAQ on 2024-12-27
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