Rock Bass

Rock bass have a laterally compressed body that is oval in profile. There are typically indistinct dark saddles along the back and the sides are lined with rows of small horizontal dots. They have five anal spines and a conspicuous red eye.

Rock bass illustration by Joseph R. Tomelleri.

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About This Species

The Rock Bass is mainly a sedentary and inactive fish, spending much of its activity hiding in the shadows of underwater structures.

Fish
Ambloplites rupestris