Country Species Summary

Ambloplites rupestris in USA (contiguous states)
Rock bass

Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)
Family:	Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)	picture (Amrup_u0.jpg) by Scarola, J.F.
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Rock bass
Max. size:	43.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723); max. published weight: 1,360 g (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 18 years
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 7; dH range: 10
Climate:	temperate; 10 - 30°C; 54°N - 34°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3; tmax=10; Fec=3,000-11,000)
Distribution:	North America: St. Lawrence River-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada, and south to northern Georgia, northern Alabama and Missouri (native only to Meramec River) in the USA.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 10-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 5-7; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 29-32
Biology:	Inhabits vegetated and brushy stream margins and pools of creeks and small to medium rivers, and rocky and vegetated margins of lakes (Ref. 10294, 30578). Most commonly found in clear, silt-free rocky streams. Feeds on small crustaceans, insects and fish (Ref. 30578)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (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:	Rock bass	Ref: Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Status:	native	Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	common (usually seen)	Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Uses:	live export: live food; gamefish: yes
Comments:	Recorded from Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and southern Hudson Bay basins (Ref. 10294). Transplanted in Atlantic drainages as far south as Roanoke River in Virginia, in Missouri and Arkansas River drainage in Missouri, Arkansas, southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma and in some western states. A popular fish sold in live fish markets (Ref. 53249).
States/Provinces:	Alabama (native) Arkansas (native) Connecticut (native) Georgia (native) Kansas (native) Missouri (native) Oklahoma (native) Tennessee (native) Texas (introduced) 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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