Abstract
The Florida subspecies of the largemouth bass (LMB) has often been introduced into waters outside of its range, with escape of individuals into associated waterways common. Sustaining pure lines within controlled hatchery settings is also difficult. The present study investigated LMB populations by way of allozyme analysis of three diagnostic loci of 115 LMB in three public and seven private aquaculture ponds within Arkansas. The goal was to determine the success of hatcheries in maintaining pure subspecies. None of the pond populations studied were fixed for all alleles. Private ponds had northern LMB allele frequencies of up to 0.40 in putative Florida LMB ponds. State fish hatcheries had higher proportions of predicted alleles. Most bass surveyed were intergrades (63%).
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Ronald L. and Staley, Randall
(2001)
"Identification of Florida Largemouth Bass Alleles in Arkansas Public and Private Aquaculture Ponds,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 55, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol55/iss1/12
