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Centrarchidae

9 fish on EveryFish name Centrarchidae among their families.

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreLargemouth bass A large freshwater predator native to North America, prized by anglers and invasive in many regions.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1802

🇺🇸 United StatesSpotted bass A North American freshwater fish known for dark spots below its lateral line.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United StatesGuadalupe bass A rare Texas endemic black bass prized by anglers for its fighting spirit.Other · Rivers and lakes

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Largemouth bass: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Spotted bass: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Guadalupe bass: Nick Loveland, CC0, source

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