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Ambloplites cavifrons in USA (contiguous states)
Roanoke bass

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Ambloplites cavifrons   Cope, 1868
Family:	Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Roanoke bass
Max. size:	36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723); max. published weight: 620 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	temperate; 38°N - 36°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=9,600)
Distribution:	North America: Chowan, Roanoke, Tar and Neuse River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina, USA.
Biology:	Occurs in rocky and sandy pools of creeks and small to medium rivers
Threatened:	Vulnerable, see IUCN Red List  (D2) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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USA (contiguous states) country information
Common names:	Roanoke bass, Bass		Ref:  Randolph, S. and M. Snyder, 1993
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P> Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren, Jr., 2008
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Chowan, Roanoke, Tar and Neuse River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina. Localized; populations decreased at least in part due to competition with introduced Ambloplites rupestris (Ref. 5723). Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
States/Provinces:	North Carolina (native) Virginia (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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