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TABS Species Account TN00219 

TN00219    SPOTTED BASS    MICROPTERUS PUNCTULATUS

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Food Habits

TrophicReferences
CARNIVORE835

LifestageFood Item ConsumedPart of Food Item
GeneralCrustaceansEgg/Fetus stage
GeneralCrustaceansLarva stage
GeneralCrustaceansPupa stage
GeneralCrustaceansJuvenile stage
GeneralCrustaceansAdult stage
GeneralBranchiopodsEgg/Fetus stage
GeneralBranchiopodsSee Comments
GeneralBranchiopodsLarva stage
GeneralBranchiopodsPupa stage
GeneralBranchiopodsJuvenile stage
GeneralBranchiopodsAdult stage
GeneralOstracodsEgg/Fetus stage
GeneralOstracodsLarva stage
GeneralOstracodsPupa stage
GeneralOstracodsJuvenile stage
GeneralOstracodsAdult stage
GeneralCOPEPODSEgg/Fetus stage
GeneralCOPEPODSLarva stage
GeneralCOPEPODSPupa stage
GeneralCOPEPODSJuvenile stage
GeneralCOPEPODSAdult stage
GeneralOdonataLarva stage
GeneralOdonataPupa stage
GeneralOdonataJuvenile stage
GeneralOdonataAdult stage
GeneralEphemeropteraLarva stage
GeneralEphemeropteraPupa stage
GeneralEphemeropteraJuvenile stage
GeneralEphemeropteraAdult stage
GeneralOrthopteraLarva stage
GeneralOrthopteraPupa stage
GeneralOrthopteraJuvenile stage
GeneralOrthopteraAdult stage
GeneralPlecoptraLarva stage
GeneralPlecoptraPupa stage
GeneralPlecoptraJuvenile stage
GeneralPlecoptraAdult stage
GeneralHemipteraLarva stage
GeneralHemipteraPupa stage
GeneralHemipteraJuvenile stage
GeneralHemipteraAdult stage
GeneralNeuropteraLarva stage
GeneralNeuropteraPupa stage
GeneralNeuropteraJuvenile stage
GeneralNeuropteraAdult stage
GeneralColeopteraLarva stage
GeneralColeopteraPupa stage
GeneralColeopteraJuvenile stage
GeneralColeopteraAdult stage
GeneralTrichopteraLarva stage
GeneralTrichopteraPupa stage
GeneralTrichopteraJuvenile stage
GeneralTrichopteraAdult stage
GeneralLepidopteraLarva stage
GeneralLepidopteraPupa stage
GeneralLepidopteraJuvenile stage
GeneralLepidopteraAdult stage
GeneralDipteraLarva stage
GeneralDipteraPupa stage
GeneralDipteraJuvenile stage
GeneralDipteraAdult stage
GeneralSalmoniformesJuvenile stage
GeneralSalmoniformesAdult stage
GeneralCypriniformesJuvenile stage
GeneralCypriniformesAdult stage
GeneralSiluriformesJuvenile stage
GeneralSiluriformesAdult stage
GeneralPerciformesJuvenile stage
GeneralPerciformesAdult stage
GeneralOligochaetesJuvenile stage
GeneralOligochaetesAdult stage
GeneralInsectsLarva stage
GeneralInsectsPupa stage
GeneralInsectsJuvenile stage
GeneralInsectsAdult stage
GeneralAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
GeneralAnimalsLarva stage
GeneralAnimalsPupa stage
GeneralAnimalsJuvenile stage
GeneralAnimalsAdult stage
GeneralSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
ImportantCrustaceansEgg/Fetus stage
ImportantCrustaceansLarva stage
ImportantCrustaceansPupa stage
ImportantCrustaceansJuvenile stage
ImportantCrustaceansAdult stage
ImportantCypriniformesJuvenile stage
ImportantCypriniformesAdult stage
ImportantPerciformesJuvenile stage
ImportantPerciformesAdult stage
ImportantInsectsLarva stage
ImportantInsectsPupa stage
ImportantInsectsJuvenile stage
ImportantInsectsAdult stage
ImportantAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
ImportantAnimalsSee Comments
ImportantAnimalsLarva stage
ImportantAnimalsPupa stage
ImportantAnimalsJuvenile stage
ImportantAnimalsAdult stage
ImportantSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
LarvaCrustaceansEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaAnimalsLarva stage
LarvaCrustaceansLarva stage
LarvaCrustaceansPupa stage
LarvaCrustaceansJuvenile stage
LarvaCrustaceansAdult stage
LarvaBranchiopodsEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaAnimalsAdult stage
LarvaBranchiopodsLarva stage
LarvaBranchiopodsPupa stage
LarvaBranchiopodsJuvenile stage
LarvaBranchiopodsAdult stage
LarvaOstracodsEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaAnimalsPupa stage
LarvaOstracodsLarva stage
LarvaOstracodsPupa stage
LarvaOstracodsJuvenile stage
LarvaOstracodsAdult stage
LarvaCOPEPODSEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
LarvaCOPEPODSLarva stage
LarvaCOPEPODSPupa stage
LarvaCOPEPODSAdult stage
LarvaCOPEPODSJuvenile stage
LarvaAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
JuvenileCrustaceansEgg/Fetus stage
JuvenileCrustaceansLarva stage
JuvenileCrustaceansPupa stage
JuvenileCrustaceansJuvenile stage
JuvenileCrustaceansAdult stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraLarva stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraPupa stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraAdult stage
JuvenileOdonataLarva stage
JuvenileOdonataPupa stage
JuvenileOdonataJuvenile stage
JuvenileOdonataAdult stage
JuvenileOrthopteraLarva stage
JuvenileOrthopteraPupa stage
JuvenileOrthopteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileOrthopteraAdult stage
JuvenilePlecoptraLarva stage
JuvenilePlecoptraPupa stage
JuvenilePlecoptraJuvenile stage
JuvenilePlecoptraAdult stage
JuvenileHemipteraLarva stage
JuvenileHemipteraPupa stage
JuvenileHemipteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileHemipteraAdult stage
JuvenileNeuropteraLarva stage
JuvenileNeuropteraPupa stage
JuvenileNeuropteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileNeuropteraAdult stage
JuvenileColeopteraLarva stage
JuvenileColeopteraPupa stage
JuvenileColeopteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileColeopteraAdult stage
JuvenileTrichopteraLarva stage
JuvenileTrichopteraPupa stage
JuvenileTrichopteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileTrichopteraAdult stage
JuvenileDipteraLarva stage
JuvenileDipteraPupa stage
JuvenileDipteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileDipteraAdult stage
JuvenileAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
JuvenileAnimalsLarva stage
JuvenileAnimalsPupa stage
JuvenileAnimalsJuvenile stage
JuvenileAnimalsAdult stage
JuvenileSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
JuvenileCrustaceansNot Specified
JuvenileBranchiopodsNot Specified
JuvenileOstracodsNot Specified
JuvenileCOPEPODSNot Specified
JuvenileMalacostracaNot Specified
JuvenileInsectsNot Specified
JuvenileOsteichthyesJuvenile stage
AdultCrustaceansEgg/Fetus stage
AdultCrustaceansLarva stage
AdultCrustaceansPupa stage
AdultCrustaceansJuvenile stage
AdultCrustaceansAdult stage
AdultSalmoniformesJuvenile stage
AdultSalmoniformesAdult stage
AdultCypriniformesJuvenile stage
AdultCypriniformesAdult stage
AdultSiluriformesJuvenile stage
AdultSiluriformesAdult stage
AdultPerciformesJuvenile stage
AdultPerciformesAdult stage
AdultAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
AdultAnimalsLarva stage
AdultAnimalsPupa stage
AdultAnimalsJuvenile stage
AdultAnimalsAdult stage
AdultSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
AdultCrustaceansNot Specified
AdultBranchiopodsNot Specified
AdultOstracodsNot Specified
AdultCOPEPODSNot Specified
AdultMalacostracaNot Specified
AdultInsectsNot Specified
AdultOsteichthyesJuvenile stage
AdultCollembolaNot Specified
AdultEphemeropteraLarva stage
AdultEphemeropteraAdult stage
AdultOdonataLarva stage
AdultOrthopteraAdult stage
AdultIsopteraNot Specified
AdultPlecoptraLarva stage
AdultHemipteraAdult stage
AdultHomopteraNot Specified
AdultColeopteraLarva stage
AdultTrichopteraNot Specified
AdultLepidopteraLarva stage
AdultDipteraLarva stage
AdultDipteraPupa stage
AdultHymenopteraNot Specified
AdultOsteichthyesEgg/Fetus stage
AdultClupeiformesNot Specified
AdultCypriniformesNot Specified
AdultPerciformesNot Specified

Comments on General Food Habits

This species exhibits crepuscular feeding *1496*, and they prefer crayfish *2318*, although food varies according to the size of the fish, season, habitat, and locality *2311,2314,2315*. Insects are an important food locally. Adult terrestrial larvae and adult aquatic insects are consumed frequently *2310*, and the frequency of fish in the diet increases with the size of the adult predatory fish *2310*. Adults, fish fry and fingerlings eaten *2317*. Terrestrial insects and worms are important fills *2316*. In Claytor Lake, Virginia, bluegills were the most frequent forage found in their stomachs *2320*. Feeding depresses with decreasing water temperatures *2124*. They are an opportunistic feeder *2612*, and primarily piscivorous during the summer and early autumn while more insectivorous during the spring at Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas *2318*.

Comments on Adult Food Habits

The adults are crepuscular *2615*, and opportunistic feeding on larger insects crayfishes and fishes as they mature *4205*. For additional references see *5786*. ADULTS FEED CHIEFLY ON CRAYFISH AND FISH IN THE NEW RIVER,TENN. *TN5351*

Comments on Juvenile Food Habits

After fingerlings are 3-4 inches long, they switch to fish *2313*. As the percentage of fish increases in the diet, the percentage of insects decreases *2316*. During the summer months, insects are the primary food *2316,2319*. They consume chiefly zooplankton, aquatic insects and small crustacea *1539, 2124,2310,1647*. In streams, fry may subsist on zooplankton *6309*. In Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas, they become primarily piscivorous by 4 inches in length *1647*. JUVENILES FEED CHIEFLY ON SEMI-AQUATIC INSECTS AND SMALLFISH IN THE NEW RIVER, TENN. *TN5351*

Comments on Larval Food Habits

The fry subsist on zooplankton *2311*.

References/LifestageReference Numbers
General2310, 1647, 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2319, 2320, 2615, 4205
AdultTN5351, 6309, 6029, 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2317, 2318, 1539, 1496, 2124, 1187, 2310, 1647, 2615, 4205
JuvenileTN5351, 6309, 2314, 1539, 2124, 2310, 1647, 2313, 2316
Larval2311
Important2310, 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2317, 2320, 1496, 2615


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