The Taxonomic Hierarchy of the Largemouth Bass

Scientifically Known as Micropterus salmoides a species of fish in the sunfish family.

Micropterus is Greek, meaning "small fin". Salmoides is from the Greek salmo, meaning "trout", and refers to the fact that largemouth bass have been called "trout" in some southern states.

Largemouth bass are native to North America. They can be found at St. Lawrence, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and Mississippi River Basins, the Atlantic drainages from North Carolina to Florida and to northern Mexico. The species has been widely introduced as a game fish.

In Case You Were Really Interested In The Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia -- animals
Phylum Chordata -- chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata -- vertebrates
Class Actinopterygii -- ray-finned and spiny rayed fishes
Subclass -- Neopterygii
Order -- Perciformes, perch-like fishes
Suborder -- Percoidei
Family -- Centrarchidae
Genus -- Micropterus
Species -- Micropterus salmoides