Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Centrarchiformes
Subordo: Centrarchoidei
Familia: Centrarchidae
Genus: Ambloplites
Species: A. ariommus - A. cavifrons - A. constellatus - A. rupestris
Name
Ambloplites Rafinesque, 1820
References
Ambloplites – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
English: Rock Basses
Ambloplites is a genus of North American freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. The type species is A. rupestris, the rock bass, and the species of this genus are known collectively as the rock basses.
The various Ambloplites species, which grow to a maximum overall length of 30–43 cm (12–17 in) and a maximum weight of 0.45–1.4 kg (0.99–3.09 lb), depending on species, are native to a region extending from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to the lower Mississippi River basin in the United States.
Etymology
The generic name Ambloplites derives from the Greek αμβλύς (blunt) and οπλίτης (bearing a shield).[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]
Ambloplites ariommus Viosca, 1936 (shadow bass)
Ambloplites cavifrons Cope, 1868 (Roanoke bass)
Ambloplites constellatus Cashner & Suttkus, 1977 (Ozark bass)
Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) (rock bass)
References
"Ambloplites". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ambloplites". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Centrarchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Ambloplites rupestris" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ambloplites in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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