* Characteristics:  The body is green-shaded with a broad, continuous dark stripe along each side; belly white to yellowish; dorsal fin almost completely separated between spiny and soft portion and lower jaw extends past the gold-colored eye.  The largemouth bass commonly reaches lengths up to 16 inches by three years of age.

* Habitat - Lakes, ponds and quiet rivers - live randomly throughout these areas.

*  Foods - fish, frogs, crayfish, aquatic insects.