Smallmouth bass
They often thrive around rocky shorelines, current breaks, and clean gravel or stone bottoms. This topic is part of Freshwater Fish within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Smallmouth bass trivia questions
Smallmouth bass are typically associated with what kind of water?
Answer: Clear, cool rivers and lakes
Bonus fact: They often thrive around rocky shorelines, current breaks, and clean gravel or stone bottoms.
Compared with a largemouth bass, where does a smallmouth bass’s upper jaw usually end?
Answer: Near or before the back of the eye
Bonus fact: The mouth size is one of the easiest ways anglers distinguish the two species.
What is the scientific name of the smallmouth bass?
Answer: Micropterus dolomieu
Bonus fact: The species name honors French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, also remembered in the name dolomite.
How can a largemouth bass be distinguished from a smallmouth bass by its mouth?
Answer: The upper jaw extends behind the eye
Bonus fact: The oversized mouth helps largemouth bass engulf fish, frogs, crayfish, and other prey.