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Largemouth Bass Virus
By: Andrew Everett
Largemouth Bass
• Micropterus salmoides
What Fish are Affected?
• The virus has been found in other Centrarchids besides Largemouth Bass.
• However it doesn’t appear to affect other species.
• Virus may have changed to affect smallmouth bass.
• Smallmouth bass, pickerel, and sunfish have tested positive for the virus.
Where is LMBV Found?
• first found in Florida in 1991
• has been found in 18 states east of the Mississippi River
• recently been found in the Susquehanna river in Pennsylvania
What does LMBV affect?
• found in fish.
• affects the swim bladder of affected fish.
• This causes the fish to swim upside down.
Are Some fish affected more than Others?
• Adult fish over two pounds have proven to be more susceptible than smaller fish.
• Stressed fish have high mortality rates.
• Pollution
• Temperature
• Angler caught
How is it Spread
• Contaminated fishing equipment
• Through Water
• By eating prey
Happy Camper
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