The shadow bass (Ambloplites ariommus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native to Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Georgia.
A. ariommus reaches a maximum recorded overall length of 30 cm (12 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 820 g (1.8 lb).
Shadow bass Ambloplites ariommus (from here on shadow bass), is a member of the Centrarchids family or sunfish family and is closely related to the rock bass Ambloplites rupestris along with one more related species occurring naturally (Johnson et al. 2003). The shadow bass is native to the southeastern United States and is most common in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and two isolated populations in Arkansas and Missouri. The shadow bass inhabits small to medium size rivers and streams with permanent water flow and prefers cool water temperatures similar to smallmouth bass Microtperus dolomieu habitat. Management of the shadow bass was not conducted till the 1980s and still much management being done on shadow bass since most individuals value them below smallmouth bass, but with protection of pools and riffles with vegetated or bushy cover with substrates of gravel, mud, and sand (Roell et al. 2010).
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