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Ambloplites cavifrons Cope, 1868
Roanoke bass
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Ambloplites cavifrons
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Etymology: Ambloplites: Greek, ambloo = blunt + Greek, oplites = shield (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.
Etymology: Ambloplites: Greek, ambloo = blunt + Greek, oplites = shield (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 38°N - 36°N
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North America: Chowan, Roanoke, Tar and Neuse River drainages in Virginia and North Carolina, USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); max. published weight: 620.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); max. published weight: 620.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Occurs in rocky and sandy pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.
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Main reference
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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 October 2011
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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