Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Micropterus salmoides - Largemouth Bass
Members of Micropterus
Family:
Centrarchidae
S Rank:
S5
G Rank:
G5
State Status:
US Status: Comments:
Synonym:
Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.comGBIF Global Distribution   iNaturalist
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
                    
100 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Alamance23
Alexander6
Alleghany3
Anson13
Ashe2
Avery1
Beaufort245
Bertie188
Bladen72
Brunswick89
Buncombe23
Burke37
Cabarrus26
Caldwell11
Camden35
Carteret20
Caswell13
Catawba14
Chatham56
Cherokee13
Chowan652
Clay2
Cleveland20
Columbus63
Craven152
Cumberland23
Currituck70
Dare79
Davidson29
Davie12
Duplin11
Durham36
Edgecombe9
Forsyth12
Franklin19
Gaston24
Gates79
Graham1
Granville35
Greene7
Guilford49
Halifax19
Harnett40
Haywood32
Henderson12
Hertford335
Hoke12
Hyde8
Iredell18
Jackson11
Johnston35
Jones26
Lee6
Lenoir26
Lincoln14
Macon7
Madison7
Martin3
McDowell17
Mecklenburg42
Mitchell4
Montgomery31
Moore53
Nash19
New Hanover121
Northampton10
Onslow19
Orange68
Pamlico28
Pasquotank102
Pender140
Perquimans333
Person15
Pitt31
Polk20
Randolph48
Richmond25
Robeson29
Rockingham23
Rowan12
Rutherford18
Sampson23
Scotland13
Stanly22
Stokes13
Surry19
Swain3
Transylvania4
Tyrrell147
Union33
Vance15
Wake139
Warren10
Washington132
Watauga8
Wayne20
Wilkes12
Wilson18
Yadkin7
Yancey3
  4,734 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Chowan652
Hertford335
Perquimans333
Beaufort245
Bertie188
Craven152
Tyrrell147
Pender140
Wake139
Washington132
New Hanover121
Pasquotank102
Brunswick89
Dare79
Gates79
Bladen72
Currituck70
Orange68
Columbus63
Chatham56
Moore53
Guilford49
Randolph48
Mecklenburg42
Harnett40
Burke37
Durham36
Granville35
Johnston35
Camden35
Union33
Haywood32
Pitt31
Montgomery31
Davidson29
Robeson29
Pamlico28
Lenoir26
Cabarrus26
Jones26
Richmond25
Gaston24
Alamance23
Buncombe23
Sampson23
Cumberland23
Rockingham23
Stanly22
Carteret20
Cleveland20
Wayne20
Polk20
Onslow19
Nash19
Surry19
Halifax19
Franklin19
Wilson18
Iredell18
Rutherford18
McDowell17
Person15
Vance15
Catawba14
Lincoln14
Cherokee13
Caswell13
Stokes13
Scotland13
Anson13
Wilkes12
Forsyth12
Hoke12
Henderson12
Rowan12
Davie12
Jackson11
Duplin11
Caldwell11
Warren10
Northampton10
Edgecombe9
Watauga8
Hyde8
Yadkin7
Madison7
Macon7
Greene7
Alexander6
Lee6
Mitchell4
Transylvania4
Yancey3
Martin3
Alleghany3
Swain3
Clay2
Ashe2
Graham1
Avery1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleX - Native species
2 BroadX - Native species
3 ChowanX - Native species
4 Cape FearX - Native species
5 CatawbaX - Native species
6 French BroadX - Native species
7 HiwasseeX - Native species
8 LumberX - Native species
9 Little TennesseeX - Native species
10 NeuseX - Native species
11 NewI - Native species, but introduced into this basin
12 NolichuckyX - Native species
13 PigeonX - Native species
14 RoanokeX - Native species
15 SavannahX - Native species
16 ShallotteX - Native species
17 TarX - Native species
18 WaccamawX - Native species
19 WataugaX - Native species
20 While OakX - Native species
21 YadkinX - Native species