Ambloplites

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Ambloplites

Genus of fishes

Ambloplites is a genus of North American freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The type species is A. rupestris, the rock bass, and the species of this genus are known collectively as the rock basses.

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The various Ambloplites species, which grow to a maximum overall length of 30–43 cm (12–17 in) and a maximum weight of 0.45–1.4 kg (0.99–3.09 lb), depending on species, are native to a region extending from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to the lower Mississippi River basin in the United States.

Etymology

The generic name Ambloplites derives from the Greek αμβλύς (blunt) and οπλίτης (bearing a shield).[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]

References

  • "Ambloplites". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  1. [1]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ambloplites". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Centrarchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Ambloplites rupestris" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  4. [4]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ambloplites in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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