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Guadalupe bass - Definition and Overview

Guadalupe Bass
Conservation status: Data Deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Centrarchidae
Genus:Micropterus
Species:M. treculii
Binomial name
Micropterus treculii
(Vaillant & Bocourt, 1883)


The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. One of the black basses, it occurs solely in several rivers on Edwards Plateau in Texas, including the Guadalupe.

M. treculii reaches a maximum recorded length of 46 cm (18 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 1.7 kg (3.7 lb).

A rare species, the Guadalupe bass was formerly classified as Vulnerable, but IUCN currently considers the data insufficient to determine its status.

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