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For the musical instrument, see <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">Bass guitar</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Rock bass </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rock_Bass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Rock_Bass.jpg/220px-Rock_Bass.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Rock_Bass.jpg/330px-Rock_Bass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Rock_Bass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="359" data-file-height="178" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"> <th colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Conservation_status" title="Conservation status">Conservation status</a></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/330px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/440px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="137" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Least_Concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Least Concern">Least Concern</a> <small> (<a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN 3.1</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Status_TNC_G5.svg/220px-Status_TNC_G5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Status_TNC_G5.svg/330px-Status_TNC_G5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Status_TNC_G5.svg/440px-Status_TNC_G5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="64" /></span></span><br />Secure <small> (<a href="/wiki/NatureServe_conservation_status" title="NatureServe conservation status">NatureServe</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-NatureServe_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatureServe-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Ambloplites" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chordate" title="Chordate">Chordata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Actinopterygii" title="Actinopterygii">Actinopterygii</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centrarchiformes" title="Centrarchiformes">Centrarchiformes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">Centrarchidae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ambloplites" title="Ambloplites"><i>Ambloplites</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>A. rupestris</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Ambloplites rupestris</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque-Schmaltz" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz">Rafinesque</a>, 1817)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a><sup id="cite_ref-Fishbase_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fishbase-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Bodianus rupestris</i> <small>Rafinesque, 1817</small></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png/220px-Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png/330px-Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png/440px-Rock_bass_distribution_in_the_United_States.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Rock bass distribution in the United States</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg/220px-Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg/330px-Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg/440px-Ambloplites_rupestris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="765" /></a><figcaption><i>Ambloplites rupestris</i></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg/220px-Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg/330px-Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg/440px-Ambloplites_rupestris_PAQ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2808" data-file-height="1872" /></a><figcaption><i>Ambloplites rupestris</i> in a Quebec aquarium</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>rock bass</b> (<i><b>Ambloplites rupestris</b></i>), also known as the <b>rock perch</b>, <b>goggle-eye</b>, <b>red eye</b>, and <b>black perch</b>, is a freshwater fish native to east-central North America. This red-eyed fish is a <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="/wiki/Freshwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Freshwater">freshwater</a> <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a> in the sunfish <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> (<a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">Centrarchidae</a>) of <a href="/wiki/Order_(biology)" title="Order (biology)">order</a> <a href="/wiki/Perciformes" title="Perciformes">Perciformes</a> and can be distinguished from other similar <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> by the six spines in the anal fin (other sunfish have only three anal fin spines).<sup id="cite_ref-MichiganDNR_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MichiganDNR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distribution">Distribution</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Distribution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Goggle-eye.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Goggle-eye.JPG/220px-Goggle-eye.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Goggle-eye.JPG/330px-Goggle-eye.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Goggle-eye.JPG/440px-Goggle-eye.JPG 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Rock bass</figcaption></figure><p> Rock bass are native to the <a href="/wiki/St_Lawrence_River" class="mw-redirect" title="St Lawrence River">St Lawrence River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes" title="Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a> system, the upper and middle <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> basin in <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> from <a href="/wiki/Qu%C3%A9bec" class="mw-redirect" title="Québec">Québec</a> to <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> in the north down to <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>, south to the <a href="/wiki/Savannah_River" title="Savannah River">Savannah River</a>, and throughout the eastern U.S. from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> through <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> to the northern portions of <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> and <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> in the south. The rock bass has also been found in the <a href="/wiki/Nueces_River" title="Nueces River">Nueces River</a> system in Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (February 2023)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A population introduced to the <a href="/wiki/Loire_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Loire River">Loire River</a> in France between 1904 and 1910 is successfully self-sustaining, but not invasively expanding, more than 100 years later.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg/220px-Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="391" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg/330px-Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg/440px-Rock_Bass_Michigan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1445" data-file-height="2567" /></a><figcaption>A rock bass caught in Southeast Michigan</figcaption></figure> <p>They are similar in appearance to <a href="/wiki/Smallmouth_bass" title="Smallmouth bass">smallmouth bass</a>, but are usually quite a bit smaller. Identifying characteristics of rock bass are their two dorsal fins that have spinous and soft-rayed united portions, a large mouth, six anal spines, red eyes; rows of dark dots on their sides.<sup id="cite_ref-MichiganDNR_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MichiganDNR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mouth of a rock bass is located in the terminal position, below the snout, with small conical teeth to eat prey. The average rock bass is between 6 and 10 in (150 and 250 mm), and they rarely weigh over a pound. Few rock bass live beyond 10 to 12 years. <i>A. rupestris</i>, the largest and most common of the <i><a href="/wiki/Ambloplites" title="Ambloplites">Ambloplites</a></i> species, has reached a maximum recorded length of 43 cm (17 in), and a maximum recorded weight of 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).<sup id="cite_ref-Fishbase_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fishbase-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can live as long as 10 years. These fish have body coloring from golden brown to olive with a white to silver colored belly and have the ability to rapidly change their color to match their surroundings. This chameleon-like trait allows them to thrive throughout their wide range.<sup id="cite_ref-boating_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boating-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Habitat">Habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rock bass prefer clear, rocky, and vegetated stream pools and lake margins. Rocky banks of northeastern lakes and reservoirs are a common habitat for rock bass. Their favorite habitat contains some vegetation with rocky bottoms and cool to warm waters.<sup id="cite_ref-boating_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boating-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rock bass species are usually found near rocky shorelines. They can be surprisingly unflustered by the presence of human activity, living under lakeside docks and near swimming areas. Rock bass are frequently seen in groups, particularly near other <a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">sunfish</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diet">Diet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Diet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Large bass, <a href="/wiki/Northern_pike" title="Northern pike">northern pike</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muskellunge" title="Muskellunge">muskie</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Walleye" title="Walleye">walleye</a> prey on young rock bass. Rock bass compete with <a href="/wiki/Smallmouth_bass" title="Smallmouth bass">smallmouth bass</a> for food. It is carnivorous, and its diet consists of smaller fish, including their own young at times, <a href="/wiki/Yellow_perch" title="Yellow perch">yellow perch</a>, and minnows, as well as <a href="/wiki/Insect" title="Insect">insects</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Crustacean" title="Crustacean">crustaceans</a>. Rock bass are occasionally known to take food from the surface. Adult Rock bass may eat heavily, particularly in the evening and early in the morning.<sup id="cite_ref-boating_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boating-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conservation">Conservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rock bass are successfully surviving in their environments and are listed as a species of "least concern" on the <a href="/wiki/IUCN" class="mw-redirect" title="IUCN">IUCN</a> Red List. Based on their population stability, rock bass do not require any special monitoring or conservation management plans. As a sport fish, rock bass are managed to some extent by regulations. There are slot limits for rock bass on some bodies of water. Artificial nesting habitat or ponds can be employed to improve rock bass populations.<sup id="cite_ref-animal_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animal-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reproduction">Reproduction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Reproduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rock bass are sexually mature at about 2 to 3 years of age. Rock bass are <a href="/wiki/Polygynandrous" class="mw-redirect" title="Polygynandrous">polygynandrous</a>, in which both females and males have multiple mates during the breeding season. Spawning occurs from April to early June in warm waters ranging 12–15 °C (54–59 °F), with females laying from 2,000 to 11,000 eggs.<sup id="cite_ref-boating_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boating-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like other members of the <a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">sunfish</a> family, the male will dig a nest near the lake shallows, and will aggressively guard it. A spawning area may be heavily used, with several other rock bass nests very close together.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, males can become quite aggressive as they attempt to defend territory and attract and hold females. Rock bass lack courtship displays, so the female enters the nest and joins the male in his circular behavior. Both the female and male simultaneously release their sperm and eggs into the nest.<sup id="cite_ref-animal_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-animal-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The male guards and fans the eggs, and later raises the young for a short time.<sup id="cite_ref-MichiganDNR_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MichiganDNR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rock bass are known to grow quickly.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IGFA_records">IGFA records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: IGFA records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rock bass are considered <a href="/wiki/Game_fish" title="Game fish">game fish</a> throughout much of their range, the <a href="/wiki/IGFA" class="mw-redirect" title="IGFA">IGFA</a> all-tackle world record for the species is a tie between 1.36 kg (3 lb 0 oz) fish caught in <a href="/wiki/York_River_(Ontario)" title="York River (Ontario)">York River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario,_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Ontario, Canada">Ontario, Canada</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, US, in 1974 and 1998 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-IGFA_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGFA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Misconceptions">Misconceptions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rock_bass&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Misconceptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Ambloplites constellatus</i> (<a href="/wiki/Ozark_bass" title="Ozark bass">Ozark bass</a>), a species of rock bass from the Ozark upland of Arkansas, and <i>Ambloplites ariommus</i> (<a href="/wiki/Shadow_bass" title="Shadow bass">shadow bass</a>) are true rock bass, but regarded as separate species. <i>Ambloplites rupestris</i> is sometimes called the redeye or redeye bass in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, but this name refers more properly to <i><a href="/wiki/Redeye_bass" title="Redeye bass">Micropterus coosae</a>,</i> a distinct species of <a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">centrarchid</a> native to parts of the <a href="/wiki/American_South" class="mw-redirect" title="American South">American South</a>. <a href="/wiki/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque-Schmaltz" class="mw-redirect" title="Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz">Rafinesque</a> originally assigned the rock bass to <i><a href="/wiki/Bodianus" title="Bodianus">Bodianus</a>,</i> a <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> of marine <a href="/wiki/Wrasse" title="Wrasse">wrasses</a> (family <a href="/wiki/Labridae" class="mw-redirect" title="Labridae">Labridae</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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