Largemouth bass now known as Florida bass 
By Peter Burke US Source: Fox News 7/19/2024
Peter Burke
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Florida's most popular freshwater game fish has a new name.

The largemouth bass, commonly found in Florida's waterways, is now known as the Florida bass, according to a July 17 news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
 

Its name change comes after a recent study by Yale University that "used advanced genetic analysis and determined Florida bass to be its own species."

 
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