large-mouth bass
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1802)
- Common name
- large-mouth bass
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Centrarchidae
- Genus
- Micropterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyCentrarchidae Bleeker, 1859
- genusMicropterus Lacepède, 1802
- speciesMicropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Micropterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Micropterus cahabae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus chattahoochae Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus treculii (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1874) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus warriorensis Baker, Johnston & Blanton, 2013 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus notius Bailey & Hubbs, 1949 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus calliurus Freeman & Freeman, 2025 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus cataractae Williams & Burgess, 1999 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus coosae Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus floridanus (Lesueur, 1822) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus henshalli Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) | CentrarchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Grystes megastoma Garlick, 1857 Garlick, 1857 | synonym |
| Grystes salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Labrus salmoides Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Huro salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Micropterus salmoides salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
| Aplites salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (Lacepède, 1802) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lacepède, B. G. E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. Chez Plassan: Paris, France, v. 4: i–xliv + 1–728, Pl. 1–16. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4353G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.