The author holds an angled Shoal Bass just above the surface of the clear and fast moving river water it calls home. This specimen displays the characteristic dark vertical “tiger stripes”
At the southern terminus of the Appalachian Mountains flows streams rich in aquatic biodiversity. The Shoal Bass, Micropterus cataractae, is one such treasure.
The Bass of the Waterfalls
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Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass…and 17 other species of black bass?! 🤯
Yup! And almost all of them are of conservation concern within their native streams of the southeastern USA. #BlackBassDiversity #Fishsci
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Dr. Andrew Taylor holding a Shoal Bass, Micropterus cataractae, that he angled while floating a river in the mountains of north Georgia. Shoal Bass are a species of continued research interest.
Hi, I’m Andrew and I am a fisheries scientist and Assistant Professor of Biology at the U of North Georgia. I am interested in freshwater fish conservation, riverscapes, popgen, and I am a leading expert in black bass conservation. Follow along for #FishSci and #BlackBassDiversity content!
Check out this research highlight featured in BASS Times regarding @DaeminKim3, @TJNear, and I’s recent phylogenomic study of #BlackBassDiversity
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Shoutout to @KobeWhite505 who presented a portion of his MS research at @UCOBiology at the OK Academy of Science meeting. 👏🏻
Educating the masses
About Black Basses
#BlackBassDiversity
Check out the latest work on Neosho Bass, Micropterus velox, spearheaded by Joe Gunn and colleagues.
Uncovering complexities in the evolutionary history of the "Smallmouth Bass complex"
#BlackBassDiversity
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Hello, old friend. Nice to see ya!
Micropterus coosae, Redeye Bass
Inhabits some of the most beautiful upland streams you’ve ever seen.
#BlackBassDiversity
Just look at this Bartram’s Bass. Those blotches are 🔥
#BlackBassDiversity
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Look at that Bartram’s Bass. How can you not fall in love?! 😍
Native fish, native habitats, y’all!
#BlackBassDiversity
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New album dropping and we are bringing the “bass”! 🔥
Excited to share new and important #BlackBassDiversity findings with everyone. 👀
@UCOBiology @UCOCMS
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I am extremely humbled to have received the 2021 Conservation Award from @FlyFishersIntl alongside five other fisheries scientists for our research to help inform the conservation of native #BlackBassDiversity
Much more work to be done! 🎣
Check out this quality #BlackBassDiversity post
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Altamaha Bass
Micropterus sp. cf. coosae
Caught this one 9 years ago near Athens, GA. They are very rare there now thanks to illegal stockings of Alabama Bass, which readily hybridize with this endemic form.
#BlackBassDiversity
Check out the bass of the waterfalls, Micropterus cataractae #BlackBassDiversity
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Today’s #OklahomaFishes pic:
Spotted Bass, Micropterus punctulatus
Aka “Kentucky Spotted Bass”
Spotted Bass get a bad rap as an invasive, but within their native range are an important top predator and fun sport fish to target while fishing. #BlackBassDiversity
On this day four years ago, I caught a new personal best Guadalupe Bass, the state freshwater fish of Texas. #BlackBassDiversity
This has to be one of THE coolest science*art*outreach projects I’ve ever seen. Support @spoonbill_hank’s art and #BlackBassDiversity
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The Black Bass Slam - A fun angling challenge across beautiful streams of the Southeast US! My pal Guy Eroh wrote a fantastic article about the pursuit of catching all 12 of GA's black bass species - check it out! #BlackBassDiversity
join @Nanfa_Org
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...Especially for species that have narrow native ranges and require intact fluvial habitats to complete their life cycles.
In these respects, black bass are a sport fish that face many of the same conservation challenges as non-game FW fish! #BlackBassDiversity
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#25DaysofFishmas @DrKatfish highlighting the Guadalupe Bass, endemic to Edwards Plateau aka Hill Country of Texas! Close relative to Spotted Bass, with more pronounced and distinct blotches. One of many endemic, riverine black bass to love and appreciate! #BlackBassDiversity
Riparian leases enhance angler access and facilitate river stewardship. Great work by @TPWDnews biologists Birdsong et al.
A model other states can adopt for #riveraccess and fishing for #blackbassdiversity!!!
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Tallapoosa Bass, a member of the "Redeye Bass species complex". #BlackBassDiversity
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Hank is killing it with his series of black bass illustrations! #blackbassdiversity
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Had a great time at the 2020 #OKNRC @OK_AFS conference yesterday in Norman - educating the masses about Smallmouth Basses! #BlackBassDiversity
So many beautiful black bass forms to appreciate! Did you know that many of the 19 recognized forms are endemic to streams of the southeastern U.S.? This includes the Suwannee Bass - native to a few drainages in GA and FL #BlackBassDiversity
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2019 pub highlights, pt 2:
Here myself and @SteveSammons1 discuss our #fishsci outreach efforts with anglers on Facebook regarding #BlackBassDiversity and conservation issues.Join us and play "What's That Bass Wednesday's
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Thanks for the IchthySwag care package, @spoonbill_hank !
Incredible artwork. These stickers will help me show off my love for river fishing and native #blackbassdiversity
Fall Break, field work, and fishes.
#electrofishing #blackbassdiversity #Ozarks #fishsci With @jimlong105
