What is Black bass?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Micropterus'' | image = Micropterus dolomieu2.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = [[Smallmouth bass]] (''M. dolomieu'') | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | superclassis = [[Osteichthyes]] | classis = [[Actinopterygii]] | ordo = [[Perciformes]] | familia = [[Centrarchidae]] | genus = '''''Micropterus''''' | genus_authority = [[Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède|Lacepede]], 1802 <!-- | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = &nbsp;''[[Micropterus cataractae|M. cataractae]]'' - shoal bass<br /> &nbsp;''[[Micropterus coosae|M. coosae]]'' - redeye bass<br /> &nbsp;''[[Micropterus dolomieu|M. dolomieu]]'' - smallmouth bass<br /> &nbsp;''[[Micropterus notius|M. notius]]'' - Suwannee bass<br /> &nbsp;''[[Micropterus punctulatus|M. punctulatus]]'' - spotted bass<br /> &nbsp;''[[Micropterus salmoides|M. salmoides]]'' - largemouth bass<br /> &nbsp;''[[Micropterus treculii|M. treculii]]'' - Guadalupe bass -->}} A '''black bass''' is a [[fresh water]] [[fish]]. The black basses are found throughout a large area east of the [[Rocky Mountains]] in [[North America]], from the [[Hudson Bay]] basin in [[Canada]] to northeastern [[Mexico]]. Several species, notably the [[Largemouth bass|Largemouth]] and [[Smallmouth bass|Smallmouth]], have been very widely introduced throughout the world. Black bass of all species are highly sought-after [[game fish]], and [[bass fishing]] is an extremely popular [[sport]].<ref name=Price1>Steve Price, ''America's Best Bass Fishing: The Fifty Best Places to Catch Bass'' (Helena, MT: Falcon, 2000), p. 1</ref> These fish are well known as strong fighters, and taste good. == Species == * The [[Largemouth bass]] is a fish which generally has greenish to brownish sides with a dark line which goes from the head to the tail. It's the largest member of the [[sunfish]] family. The upper jaw of a largemouth bass extends back beyond the eye. * The [[Smallmouth bass]] (also called the bronzeback, brownie, and smallie) is gener