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&amp;
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Co.
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SL, Centralhatchee Creek,
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W Centralhatchee,
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Co.
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, AUM 51066 (1,191), Centralhatchee Creek,
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W Centralhatchee,
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. Carroll Co.
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, (2, 180193), Whooping Creek, Highway 5,
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; (1, 155),
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Co.
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, (1, 275), Hillabahatchee Creek, 8.0 km W Franklin,
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; (2, 187190),
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; (4, 166214),
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; (1, 179),
<date id="2575102B807EB372FDD65C14FD70FDFD" box="[536,682,582,606]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="1998-07-13">13 July 1998</date>
; (1, 211),
<date id="2575102B807EB372FCD45C14FC3CFDFD" box="[794,998,582,606]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="1998-11-04">4 November 1998</date>
; AUM 51104 (1, 200),
<date id="2575102B807EB372FB245C14FA4DFDFD" box="[1258,1431,582,606]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="2009-03-10">10 March 2009</date>
; AUM 58739 (1, 170), Deer Creek,
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W Centralhatchee,
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; (1, 101),
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; (4, 178181), Centralhatchee Creek,
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W Centralhatchee,
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; (1,312),
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; (2, 191211),
<date id="2575102B807EB372FACD5CDCFA4DFD05" box="[1283,1431,654,678]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="1998-07-30">30 July 1998</date>
; (1, 189),
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; AUM 51089 (3, 191219),
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; AUM 51103, 51088 (6, 130200),
<date id="2575102B807EB372FA4E5CE0FEFBFD4D" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="2009-03-10">10 March 2009</date>
; AUM 51120 (3, 131241),
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; (1, 211), Centralhatchee Creek, 8.0 km W Centralhatchee,
<date id="2575102B807EB372FA4E5C84FEDDFCB1" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="1998-07-30">30 July 1998</date>
.
<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807EB372FEDF5CA8FE50FCB0" bold="true" box="[273,394,762,787]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">White Co.</emphasis>
, AUM 58740 (1, 158), Chattahoochee River, at SR 17, 13.0 km NE Cleveland,
<date id="2575102B807EB372FACF5CA8FA43FCB1" box="[1281,1433,762,786]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" value="2010-06-13">13 June 2010</date>
.
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A member of the
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<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807EB372FDD55D72FD4BFC94" box="[539,657,800,823]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">M. coosae</emphasis>
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species group that differs from all other members by having broad margins of bright orange pigment on posterior dorsal, caudal, and anal fins (vs. red, no orange, or faint orange often limited to anterior portion of anal fin) and by a wider head (postfrontal width 11.8% SL vs. 11.3% or less); further distinguished from all members except
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by having larger scales (2.9% SL vs. 2.7% or less), fewer lateral-line scales 6167 (in 76.9%; mode = 66) vs. 6874 (in 94.7%; mode = 69 or greater), fewer scales around the caudal peduncle 2628 (in 71.4%; mode = 28) vs. 2932 (in 88.3%; mode = 29 or more) and fewer total lateralline scales plus scales around the caudal peduncle (8998; mode = 91 vs. 96 or more; mode = 93 or greater); from
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,
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, and
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<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807EB372FD8C5A4EFD1DFB90" box="[578,711,1051,1075]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">M. cahabae</emphasis>
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by larger tooth patch on tongue of 1.0 mm or more in 78.2% of individuals (absent in 9.0% examined) vs. less than 1.0 mm in 51.7% or more (absent in 25% or more of individuals).
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<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807EB372FF095AD4FE83FB3C" bold="true" box="[199,345,1158,1183]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">Description.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807EB372FEAF5ADAFDF7FB3D" box="[353,557,1158,1183]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">M. chattahoochae</emphasis>
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is a small species of bass that attains
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SL and 1.0 kg. Measurements and meristic values for diagnostic characters are provided in Tables 29, and general body shape and pigmentation patterns are illustrated in
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and
<figureCitation id="C9F02A6E807EB372FD9D5A9CFD41FB45" box="[595,667,1230,1254]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1001,1024]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,980]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,193,980]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pigmentation and pattern of M. tallapoosae (AC) and M. chattahoochae (DF). Micropterus tallapoosae: (A) male (138 mm SL), 2 November 2009; (B) female (155 mm SL), 2 November 2009; (C) juvenile (108 mm SL), 28 June 2010. Micropterus chattahoochae: (D) male (179 mm SL), 27 April 2010; (E) female, (158 mm SL), 15 June 2010; (F) male (101 mm SL), 20 June 2010." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/216219/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">3 DF</figureCitation>
.
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<paragraph id="517436EB807EB372FF095AA0FD4CFA39" blockId="16.[151,1437,294,2010]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">Broad head, postfrontal width 11.512.2% (11.8%), scale width 2.43.2% (2.9%), tongue tooth patch size 06.0 mm (mode = 2.0); lateral-line scales 6170 (66), scales above lateral line usually 69 (7), scales below lateral line 913 (12), scales around caudal peduncle 2630 (28); anterior dorsal-fin spines 9, posterior dorsal-fin spines 1, anal-fin spines 3; pectoral-fin rays 1417 (15), posterior dorsal-fin rays 1114 (13), anal-fin rays 1011 (10), caudal-fin rays 17; pyloric caeca unbranched.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="517436EB807EB372FF095BF4FBE5F9ED" blockId="16.[151,1437,294,2010]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">Body pigmentation above midline medium green often with bronze shimmer; below midline body white; often, in spawning males, with bluish tint anterior to pelvic fins; posterior to pelvic fins white with rows of black-dotted scales, and often irregular dark shaded areas. Venter uniformly white. Midline row with 911 blotches, anterior 47 vertical bars, followed by four or five spots on the caudal region. Dorso-lateral row of blotches with 913 irregular spots extending from area just above eye to posterior margin of posterior dorsal fin.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="517436EB807EB372FF095808FB67F830" blockId="16.[151,1437,294,2010]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">Anterior dorsal-fin spines dark green, often tipped with white, and membranes translucent medium green. Posterior dorsal fin green, with anterior five to seven rays bright orange on distal one-third; membranes usually with white border and dark green dots on basal half. Caudal-fin rays green with posterior one-half of superior and inferior margins orange with narrow white borders; membranes translucent green, often with dark green dots on basal portions. Anal-fin ray bases translucent green; distal one-half of anterior six rays bright orange with white margins; membranes greenish, white at bases, changing to transparent near margins; dark green dots usually present along basal half of these membranes. Pelvic-fin rays white with membranes transparent. Pectoral-fin rays yellowish-green with transparent membranes. The orange fin is not attributed to sexual dimorphism, spawning, or age because that trait was observed in males, females, and juveniles throughout the entire year.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="19D16560807EB372FF0959CCFF28F879" pageId="16" pageNumber="395" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="517436EB807EB372FF0959CCFF28F879" blockId="16.[151,1437,294,2010]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">
<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807EB372FF0959CCFEBAF814" bold="true" box="[199,352,1950,1975]" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">Distribution.</emphasis>
This species is endemic to the Chattahoochee River system on the Piedmont of west
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(
<figureCitation id="C9F02A6E807EB372FF515990FF3EF879" box="[159,228,1986,2010]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1952,1975]" captionTargetBox="[174,1421,1041,1939]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[170,1431,1033,1942]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 5. Distribution of the M. coosae species group in the Mobile Bay and adjacent drainages based on specimens examined. Stars, M. warriorensis; triangles, M. cahabae; circles, M. coosae; squares, M. tallapoosae; plus symbols, M. chattahoochae. Symbols correspond to those in Figure 6." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3520954" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3520954/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="395">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
).
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<subSubSection id="19D16560807FB373FF095ECAFDEFFF54" pageId="17" pageNumber="396" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="517436EB807FB373FF095ECAFDEFFF54" blockId="17.[151,1436,151,284]" pageId="17" pageNumber="396">
<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807FB373FF095ECAFEE1FF13" bold="true" box="[199,315,152,176]" pageId="17" pageNumber="396">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807FB373FE865ECBFD5EFF13" box="[328,644,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="396">Micropterus chattahoochae</emphasis>
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has rapidly declined due to habitat degradation. Furthermore, the species may be affected by the introduction of nonindigenous bass species into the Chattahoochee River system (
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<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807FB373FF245EB3FEF8FF5B" box="[234,290,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="396">et al.</emphasis>
2008
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;
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pers. obs.).
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<subSubSection id="19D16560807FB373FF095F56FB43FEBF" box="[199,1177,260,284]" pageId="17" pageNumber="396" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="517436EB807FB373FF095F56FB43FEBF" blockId="17.[151,1436,151,284]" box="[199,1177,260,284]" pageId="17" pageNumber="396">
<emphasis id="63BFEAF9807FB373FF095F56FE94FEBF" bold="true" box="[199,334,260,284]" pageId="17" pageNumber="396">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named for the Chattahoochee River, to which it is endemic.
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