Alabama State Fresh Water Fish

Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Adopted: October 10, 1975

Alabama State Fish: Largemouth Bass
Courtesy: N.Y. Department of Conservation

Alabama Law

The following information was excerpted from the Code of Alabama 1975, Title 1, Chapter 2.

TITLE 1.
Chapter 2 - STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS.

Section 1-2-9

State fresh water fish.

The largemouth bass, Micropterus punctulatus, is hereby designated and named the official fresh water fish of Alabama.

(Acts 1975, No. 1183, §1.)

The largemouth bass is incorrectly designated as Micropterus punctulatus in the legislation. Micropterus punctulatus identifies the spotted bass, not the largemouth bass.

Sources...

The Code of Alabama. The Alabams Legislature. 2009. 19 February 2009
Official Alabama Freshwater Fish. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2009. 19 February 2009
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.

Additional Information

Alabama State Fish: Largemouth Bass
Courtesy: Timothy Knepp - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Official Alabama Freshwater Fish: Alabama Department of Archives & History.

Largemouth Bass: Official Web site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Micropterus salmoides (bigmouth bass): University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.

Micropterus salmoides - (Lacepède, 1802) : NatureServe - A network connecting science with conservation.

Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802): Integrated Taxonomic Information System, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

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