Ambloplites ariommus
Viosca 1936
Family Centrarchidae
The shadow bass is a member of the sunfish family. It has a deep, compressed body with light and dark brown irregular marbling on the light green or silver-gray side of the body. The eye is large and red, and there are between five and seven anal spines. This species has a large mouth that extends under the pupil of eye. The shadow bass can be found in vegetated pools of creeks and small to medium rivers.
Status & distribution
- Status — Native freshwater
- Florida Distribution — Western and North Central drainages
- River Drainages — Perdido River, Escambia River, Blackwater River, Yellow River, Choctawhatchee River and the Apalachicola River