Shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus)

Scientific name: Ambloplites ariommus Viosca, 1936

Shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus)

The Shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus) is a freshwater fish of the family Centrarchidae.

Biology

Inhabits brushy and vegetated, gravel-bottomed, sand-bottomed and mud-bottomed pools of creeks and small to medium rivers. Feeds on small fish (darters, madtoms, minnows), crayfish, and larger insects including dragonfly, mayfly, and stonefly nymphs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ambloplites ariommus
Family
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Gulf Slope from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia to lower Mississippi River basin in Louisiana in the USA; St, Francis, Black, Arkansas, Red and upper Ouachita River drainage in Missouri and Arkansas in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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