AS-508
Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series |
 Smallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieui Richard T.Bryant and Wayne C. Starnes The fishes of Tennessee |
| Common name: | Smallmouth bass |
| Scientific name: | Micropterus dolomieui
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| Production potential: | Easy for fingerlings. Difficult for food size. |
| Marketing potential: | Potential: Easy Size: 4-6 inches for fingerlings, 1.5-3.0 pounds for food size. Market: Sport |
| Temperature requirements: | Growing: 50-70oF Spawning: 58-62oF Lethal: NA |
| Feed requirements: | Protein: 45% Fat: 8% |
| Spawning requirements: | Nest layer, 8,000 eggs/lb. body weight. Males guard nests until eggs hatch. |
| Most common production systems: |
Ponds |
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