Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Centrarchidae Etymology: Micropterus: Greek, mikros = small +
Greek,pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); salmoides: salmoides
meaning trout-like (Ref. 1998). Environment / Climate / Range
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 -
?; depth range ? - 7 m (Ref. 1998). Subtropical; 10°C - 32°C
(Ref. 12741); 47°N - 26°N Size / Weight / Age Maturity: Lm ? 
range ? - ? cm Max length : 97.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
5723); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 556); max.
published weight: 10.1 kg (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 23
years (Ref. 46974) soft rays: 10 - 12; Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Mouth
large; maxillary extending beyond the eye. Pelvic fins not
joined by a membrane. Green to olive dorsally, milk-white to
yellow ventrally, with a black band running from the operculum
to the base of the caudal fin. Caudal fin rounded. Caudal fin
with 17 rays (Ref. 2196). North America: St. Lawrence - Great
Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), a