Ozark bass

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iOzark Bass
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Ambloplites
Species: A. constellatus
Binomial name
Ambloplites constellatus
Cashner & Suttkus, 1977

The Ozark bass (Ambloplites constellatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. It is native only to the White River area of Missouri and Arkansas. While it has been transplanted to other nearby streams, there is no evidence it has become established there.

A. constellatus reaches a maximum recorded overall length of 28 cm (11 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 450 g (1.0 lb).

The Ozark bass prefers clear, rocky stream pools creeks.

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