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Micropterus velox

Hubbs and Bailey, 1940

Neosho Bass

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1332802

Element CodeAFCQB12200

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassActinopterygii

OrderCentrarchiformes

FamilyCentrarchidae

GenusMicropterus

Synonyms

Micropterus dolomieu veloxHubbs and Bailey, 1940

Concept Reference

Kim, D., A. T. Taylor, and T. J. Near. 2022. Phylogenomics and species delimitation of the economically important Black Basses (Micropterus). Scientific Reports 12, 9113. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11743-2

Taxonomic Comments

Based on a phylogenetic analysis of the Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) complex, Kim et al. (2022) elevated Micropterus dolomieu velox to species status; this has been accepted by the American Fisheries Society (Page et al. 2023). It has long been recognized as distinct (Hubbs and Bailey 1940; Stark and Eschelle 1998; Page and Burr 2011).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

The hydrology of the southwestern Ozark Highlands includes large rivers, streams, and reservoirs, all of which are used by this species. In smaller streams, it occupies pool habitats. Springs are springs used as overwinter thermal refugia (Miller and Brewer 2022).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Arkansas (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
East Fork	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	13,037
Gee Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	7,957
Penhook	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	6,566

References (8)

Brewer, S.K. 2014. Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède 1802. Pages 380-382 in Kansas Fishes Committee. 2014. Kansas Fishes. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
Hubbs, C. L. and R.M. Bailey. 1940. A revision of the Black Basses (Micropterus and Huro) with descriptions of four new forms. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 48: 1-51.
Kansas Fishes Committee. 2014. Kansas Fishes. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 518 pp.
Kim, D., A. T. Taylor, and T. J. Near. 2022. Phylogenomics and species delimitation of the economically important Black Basses (Micropterus). Scientific Reports 12, 9113. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11743-2
Miller, A.D. and S.K. Brewer. 2022. Movement and habitat use by smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu velox in a dynamic Ozark Highlands riverscape. Journal of Fish Biology 101(1): 100-114.
Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
Stark, W.J. and A.A. Echelle. 1998. Genetic structure and systematics of Smallmouth Bass, with emphasis on interior highlands populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127: 393-416.