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title: "Lobina de boca pequeña"
description: "Micropterus dolomieu — Peces. The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Centrarchiformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/smallmouth-bass
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lobina de boca pequeña

> Micropterus dolomieu — Peces. The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Centrarchiformes.

- Scientific name: *Micropterus dolomieu*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 20038
- Wikidata: [Q536224](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q536224)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49590](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49590)

## Names

- en: Smallmouth Bass
- de: Großer Schwarzbarsch
- es: Lobina de boca pequeña
- fr: Achigan à petite bouche
- nl: Kleinbekbaars
- pl: Bass małogębowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (13522), CA (5104), JP (51), ZA (26)

## Summary

The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of the order Centrarchiformes. It is the type species of its genus Micropterus (black basses), and is a popular game fish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stocking —as well as illegal introductions—to many cool-water tributaries and lakes in Canada and more so introduced in the United States. The maximum recorded size is approximately 27 inches (69 cm) and 12 pounds (5.4 kg). 
The smallmouth bass is native to the upper and middle Mississippi River…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallmouth_bass

## Photo

![Lobina de boca pequeña](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smallmouth-bass/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28822557

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smallmouth-bass?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).