AS-501
 Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series |
 Largemouth Bass |
| Common name: | Largemouth Bass |
| Scientific name: | Micropterus salmoides |
| Production potential: | Moderate |
| Marketing potential: | Potential: High Size: 1.0 - 2.5 lbs for food and 4-8 inches for fingerlings Market: Sport, Food |
| Temperature requirements: | Growing: 55-80oF Spawning: 60-65oF Lethal: NA |
| Feed requirements: | Protein: 40% diets are normally fed from
fingerlings to adults after fingerlings have been trained
to accept commercial diets. Fat: 8-10% |
| Spawning requirements: | Spawning occurs during the spring and early summer when water temperatures reach 60-65oF, nest layers, 13,000 eggs/lb. body weight, eggs begin to hatch after four days. |
| Most common production systems: |
Ponds for spawning and grow-out to food fish size. Small fingerlings are normally removed from ponds and trained to accept commercial diets using flow through systems. |
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