largemouth bass micropterus salmoides

LARGEMOUTH BASS

MICROPTER

US SALMOIDES

By: Sam, jordan, alex

SIZE OF ORGANISMAverage Length and Weight by Age for Largemouth Bass in

Illinois

Age in Years 1 2 3 4

Length in Inches 6.3 9.0 11.6 13.5Weight in Pounds 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1

Large, multicellular

REPRODUCTION• Reproduces sexually• Mother deposits eggs into nest, dad fertilizes with milt,

eggs hatch 5-6 days later

FERTILIZATION• External fertilization• Occurs in the nest

DEVELOPMENT

Largemouth Bass have external development

They develop outside of their nests feeding on small plants

AMOUNT OF EGGS• They produce anywhere from

3000 to 6000 eggs per batch• Not all of the eggs urvive

OFFSPRINGSOnly about 300 to 600 babys acatully survuve

GESTASTION PERIOD

They develop for 5-6 days before hatching

PARENTAL CARE• Parents have no care for

children• Children are on their own

basically their own life

COURTSHIP• The male bass observes the female for a short period of

time and then they mate• The male tries to get the females attention

NIFTY REPRODUCTIVE FACTS• Males make there nests in the sand with there tails.