page_title: Spotted bass
hierarchical_section_title: Spotted bass
caption_attribution_description: English: A large Coosa Spotted Bass caught in Carter's Lake, Georgia by professional fishing guide Louie Bartenfield (shown)
context_page_description: The spotted bass also called the Kentucky Bass, is a freshwater game fish in the sunfish family. It is a species of black bass native to the lower and central Mississippi River basin in North America. It has been introduced into other U.S. states as far west as California. It has also been introduced into other countries. The spotted bass is often confused with the largemouth bass because it has the same coloring. But it is distinguished by having a smaller mouth than the largemouth. In size it is smaller than either the largemouth or smallmouth bass. In 1956 it became the official game fish of Kentucky. From that time on it was popularly called the Kentucky bass.
context_section_description: The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) also called the Kentucky Bass,  is a freshwater game fish in the sunfish family. It is a species of black bass native to the lower and central Mississippi River basin in North America. It has been introduced into other U.S. states as far west as California. It has also been introduced into other countries. The spotted bass is often confused with the largemouth bass because it has the same coloring. But it is distinguished by having a smaller mouth than the largemouth. In size it is smaller than either the largemouth or smallmouth bass. In 1956 it became the official game fish of Kentucky. From that time on it was popularly called the Kentucky bass.
caption: A large Spotted Bass caught in Carter's Lake, Georgia by professional guide Louie Bartenfield
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