The spotted bass, also called spotty, or spots in various fishing communities, is a species of North American freshwater fish belonging to the sunfish family of the order Centrarchiformes. It is noted
Micropterus punctulatus
Typical spotted bass from Tallapoosa River near Tallassee, Alabama (released)
The redeye bass, redeye, or Coosa bass is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family.The small bass is endemic to the Mobile and Alabama River systems, more specifically the Coosa River, which
Spotted bass
…This species is commonly known as the Alabama spotted bass (M. henshalli) and known locally as the "Coosa spotted bass", not to be confused with the redeye Coosa bass found in north Georgia. The Alabama spotted bass is highly prized as a gamefish and average size is much larger than the more common Kentucky spotted…
Typical Redeye Bass Coosa River North Georgia
A small black bass photographed in a clear viewing tank. The eye is proportionally large, the snout slightly pointed, and the overall body form is slender, features consistent with a juvenile stage of the genus Micropterus.
Male Micropterus tallapoosae
Fly rod-caught redeye bass, Tallapoosa River, Tallassee, Alabama (Released)