Editing Redeye bass (section)

== Description ==
[[File:Redeye_bass.png|thumb|''M. coosae'']]
The upper jaw ([[maxilla]]) extends to the back of the eye, which is usually red. The redeye or Coosa bass is an elongate, slender fish with a large mouth that extends to or slightly behind the rear margin of the eye. The [[dorsal fin]] contains nine to 11 (usually 10) spines and 11 to 13 (usually 12) rays, and the area between the two is only slightly notched. The [[anal fin]] contains three spines and nine to 11 (usually 10) rays. The complete [[lateral line]] has from 63 to 74 scales. Scales above the lateral line number 12 or 13. A small tooth patch is present on the tongue. The back and sides are generally olive to brown with darker brown mottling. Adults have several horizontal rows of dark spots on the lower sides and venter. Breeding males have a light bluish green color on the lower head and throat. On juveniles, the sides of the body usually have 10 to 12 dark blotches that do not join to form a lateral stripe. The upper and lower margins of the [[caudal fin]] are edged in white, a useful feature for separating redeye bass from both [[smallmouth bass]] (''Micropterus dolomieu'') and [[shoal bass]] (''M. cataractae'').<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mettee|first1=Maurice F.|last2=O'Neil|first2=Patrick E.|last3=Pierson|first3=J. Malcolm|url=https://www.outdooralabama.com/black-bass/redeye-bass|website=Outdoor Alabama|title=Redeye Bass|year=2023|publisher=Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|orig-date=Originally published 1996 in ''Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin''|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Micropterus Coosae from Tallapoosa River.jpg|thumb|left|Male ''Micropterus tallapoosae'']]

Growing to a maximum reported overall length of {{convert|47|cm|in|abbr=on}}, the redeye bass is one of the smaller black basses. The probable world record for redeye bass is {{convert|5|lb|2.5|oz|kg|abbr=on}} from [[Lake Jocassee]] in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dnr.sc.gov/fish/freshrecs/stories/redeye.html| title=Westminster Angler Breaks State Redeye Bass Record| publisher=South Carolina Department of Natural Resources}}</ref>  Many redeye bass world record listings, especially those over {{convert|5|lb|abbr=on}} are actually records for the [[shoal bass]] which was commonly called ''redeye bass''.{{Cn|date=January 2021}}
[[Image:RedEyeBassTallapoosaRiver.JPG|thumb|200px|left|[[Fly rod]]-caught redeye bass, [[Tallapoosa River]], [[Tallassee, Alabama]] (Released)]]

Its main food tends to be [[insect]]s.{{Cn|date=January 2021}}

The [[rock bass]] (''Ambloplites rupestris''), a distinct species of [[Centrarchidae|Centrarchid]], is sometimes called the redeye or redeye bass in [[Canada]].{{Cn|date=January 2021}}