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TABS Species Account TN00220 

TN00220    LARGEMOUTH BASS    MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES

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
Carnivore2547

LifestageFood Item ConsumedPart of Food Item
GeneralAnnelidsAdult stage
GeneralOligochaetesAdult stage
GeneralCrustaceansNot Specified
GeneralCrustaceansSee Comments
GeneralCrustaceansLarva stage
GeneralCrustaceansPupa stage
GeneralCrustaceansJuvenile stage
GeneralCrustaceansAdult stage
GeneralBranchiopodsEgg/Fetus stage
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
GeneralInsectsLarva stage
GeneralInsectsPupa stage
GeneralInsectsJuvenile stage
GeneralInsectsAdult stage
GeneralEphemeropteraLarva stage
GeneralEphemeropteraPupa stage
GeneralEphemeropteraJuvenile stage
GeneralEphemeropteraAdult stage
GeneralOdonataLarva stage
GeneralOdonataPupa stage
GeneralOdonataJuvenile stage
GeneralOdonataAdult 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
GeneralDipteraLarva stage
GeneralDipteraPupa stage
GeneralDipteraJuvenile stage
GeneralDipteraAdult stage
GeneralOsteichthyesJuvenile stage
GeneralOsteichthyesAdult stage
GeneralClupeiformesJuvenile stage
GeneralClupeiformesAdult stage
GeneralSalmoniformesJuvenile stage
GeneralSalmoniformesAdult stage
GeneralCypriniformesJuvenile stage
GeneralCypriniformesAdult stage
GeneralSiluriformesJuvenile stage
GeneralSiluriformesAdult stage
GeneralPerciformesJuvenile stage
GeneralPerciformesAdult stage
GeneralCaudataJuvenile stage
GeneralCaudataAdult stage
GeneralAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
GeneralAnimalsSee Comments
GeneralAnimalsLarva stage
GeneralAnimalsPupa stage
GeneralAnimalsJuvenile stage
GeneralAnimalsAdult stage
GeneralSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
ImportantCrustaceansJuvenile stage
ImportantCrustaceansAdult stage
ImportantInsectsLarva stage
ImportantInsectsPupa stage
ImportantInsectsJuvenile stage
ImportantInsectsAdult stage
ImportantCypriniformesJuvenile stage
ImportantCypriniformesAdult stage
ImportantPerciformesJuvenile stage
ImportantPerciformesAdult stage
ImportantAnimalsLarva stage
ImportantAnimalsPupa stage
ImportantAnimalsAdult stage
ImportantAnimalsJuvenile stage
ImportantSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
LarvaCrustaceansEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaCrustaceansSee Comments
LarvaCrustaceansLarva stage
LarvaCrustaceansPupa stage
LarvaCrustaceansJuvenile stage
LarvaCrustaceansAdult stage
LarvaBranchiopodsEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaBranchiopodsSee Comments
LarvaBranchiopodsLarva stage
LarvaBranchiopodsPupa stage
LarvaBranchiopodsJuvenile stage
LarvaBranchiopodsAdult stage
LarvaOstracodsEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaOstracodsSee Comments
LarvaOstracodsLarva stage
LarvaOstracodsPupa stage
LarvaOstracodsJuvenile stage
LarvaOstracodsAdult stage
LarvaCOPEPODSEgg/Fetus stage
LarvaCOPEPODSSee Comments
LarvaCOPEPODSLarva stage
LarvaCOPEPODSPupa stage
LarvaCOPEPODSJuvenile stage
LarvaCOPEPODSAdult stage
JuvenileCrustaceansJuvenile stage
JuvenileCrustaceansAdult stage
JuvenileInsectsLarva stage
JuvenileInsectsPupa stage
JuvenileInsectsJuvenile stage
JuvenileInsectsAdult stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraLarva stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraPupa stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraJuvenile stage
JuvenileEphemeropteraAdult stage
JuvenileOdonataLarva stage
JuvenileOdonataPupa stage
JuvenileOdonataJuvenile stage
JuvenileOdonataAdult 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
JuvenileOsteichthyesJuvenile stage
JuvenileOsteichthyesAdult stage
JuvenileClupeiformesJuvenile stage
JuvenileClupeiformesAdult stage
JuvenileSalmoniformesJuvenile stage
JuvenileSalmoniformesAdult stage
JuvenileCypriniformesJuvenile stage
JuvenileCypriniformesAdult stage
JuvenileSiluriformesJuvenile stage
JuvenileSiluriformesAdult stage
JuvenilePerciformesJuvenile stage
JuvenilePerciformesAdult stage
JuvenileCaudataJuvenile stage
JuvenileCaudataAdult stage
JuvenileAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
JuvenileSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
JuvenileAnimalsLarva stage
JuvenileAnimalsPupa stage
JuvenileAnimalsJuvenile stage
JuvenileAnimalsAdult stage
AdultCrustaceansJuvenile stage
AdultCrustaceansAdult stage
AdultInsectsLarva stage
AdultInsectsPupa stage
AdultInsectsJuvenile stage
AdultInsectsAdult stage
AdultEphemeropteraLarva stage
AdultEphemeropteraPupa stage
AdultEphemeropteraJuvenile stage
AdultEphemeropteraAdult stage
AdultOdonataLarva stage
AdultOdonataPupa stage
AdultOdonataJuvenile stage
AdultOdonataAdult stage
AdultOrthopteraLarva stage
AdultOrthopteraPupa stage
AdultOrthopteraJuvenile stage
AdultOrthopteraAdult stage
AdultPlecoptraLarva stage
AdultPlecoptraPupa stage
AdultPlecoptraJuvenile stage
AdultPlecoptraAdult stage
AdultHemipteraLarva stage
AdultHemipteraPupa stage
AdultHemipteraJuvenile stage
AdultHemipteraAdult stage
AdultNeuropteraLarva stage
AdultNeuropteraPupa stage
AdultNeuropteraJuvenile stage
AdultNeuropteraAdult stage
AdultColeopteraLarva stage
AdultColeopteraPupa stage
AdultColeopteraJuvenile stage
AdultColeopteraAdult stage
AdultTrichopteraLarva stage
AdultTrichopteraPupa stage
AdultTrichopteraJuvenile stage
AdultTrichopteraAdult stage
AdultDipteraLarva stage
AdultDipteraPupa stage
AdultDipteraJuvenile stage
AdultDipteraAdult stage
AdultOsteichthyesJuvenile stage
AdultOsteichthyesAdult stage
AdultClupeiformesJuvenile stage
AdultClupeiformesAdult stage
AdultSalmoniformesJuvenile stage
AdultSalmoniformesAdult stage
AdultCypriniformesJuvenile stage
AdultCypriniformesAdult stage
AdultSiluriformesJuvenile stage
AdultSiluriformesAdult stage
AdultPerciformesJuvenile stage
AdultPerciformesAdult stage
AdultCaudataJuvenile stage
AdultCaudataAdult stage
AdultAnimalsEgg/Fetus stage
AdultSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
AdultAnimalsLarva stage
AdultAnimalsPupa stage
AdultAnimalsJuvenile stage
AdultAnimalsAdult stage

Comments on General Food Habits

The young progress from plankton, small insects and fishes to larger insects, fishes and crayfish as adults. At Bull Shoals, Arkansas and Missouri, bass feed on crayfish and centrarchids during late autumn and early spring *2318*. Largemouth bass feeding intensity is bimodal, with peaks in the early morning and late evening *JRK6*. This species tends to feed night and day *1152,1154*, although is is not a continuous feeder and only 50% of a population will have food in its stomach at any one time *1153,1154,1265*. They feed year round, but the frequency is reduced in the winter *1152,1266*. The primary foods are crayfish, cyprinid, and centrarchids. Terrestrial and aquatic insects are often present, but they do not contribute significantly *816,2547,1153,1154,1265,1266*. They eat the adults and larvae of aquatic and terrestrial insects *1266*.

Comments on Adult Food Habits

Males do not eat while guarding the nest or fry *1152*. In an Illinois study 50% of bass collected had empty stomachs *1153*. In an Oklahma study 55% of the bass collected were empty, 13.9% had crayfish and 31.1% had giz- zard shad. 96.8% swallowed crayfish tail-first and 33.5% swallowed shad tail first *1154*. For additional references see *7022,1154*. Large individuals have a wide food selection and very little preference in food choice. They feed on insects (aquatic and terrestrial), crayfish, and other fishes *1176,1177,1152,1154,1266*.

Comments on Juvenile Food Habits

The juveniles feed on entomostracans and then aquatic insects. Larger juveniles feed on small minnows and other fishes *1176,1177,1152,1266*.

Comments on Larval Food Habits

The larvae consume plankton, and primarily small crustaceans *1152,1266*. The fry must eat within 6 days of hatching or they will die *1278*. They do not feed at night, but feed more frequently than adult fish *1278*. The yolk sac energy sufficient to provide for metabolic processes until feeding *1277*.

References/LifestageReference Numbers
General1180, 1181, 835, 836, 1332, 842, 1184, 1185, 1176, 1177, 2318, JRK6, 1151, 1152, 816, 1153, 1154, 1265, 1266, 4205
Adult1152, 1153, 1154, 7022, 1176, 1177, 816, 2547, 1265, 1266, 4205
Juvenile1176, 1177, 1152, 1266
Larval1176, 1177, 1152, 1266, 1276, 4205
Important842, 1176, 1151, 1152, 2547, 1153, 1154, 1265, 1266


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