Editing Smallmouth bass (section)

==Habitat==
[[File:Micropterus dolomieu.jpg|thumb|left|Lighter colored variety holding on typical sandy bottom habitat.]]
The smallmouth bass is found in clearer water than the largemouth, especially streams, rivers, and the rocky areas and stumps and also sandy bottoms of lakes and reservoirs. It can also survive in a stronger current than other black bass. The smallmouth prefers cooler water temperatures than its cousin the [[largemouth bass]], and as a result will often seek out deeper, faster moving water during the hot summer months. Because it is intolerant of [[pollution]], the smallmouth bass is a good natural indicator of a healthy environment, though they are still much more resilient than most trout species. Carnivorous, its diet comprises [[crayfish]], [[amphibians]],<ref name="Animal Diversity">{{Cite web|url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Micropterus_dolomieu/|title = Micropterus dolomieu (Bass)| website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> [[insect]]s, and smaller fish, while the larvae feed on various [[zooplankton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://academics.cehd.umn.edu/hatch/research/fish/fishes/smallmouth_bass.html |title=Smallmouth Bass |last1=Paulson |first1=Niclole |last2=Hatch |first2=Jay |date=October 23, 2002 |website=University of Minnesota |access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> and insect larvae.<ref name="Animal Diversity"/> Adults also cannibalize young of other parents.<ref name="Animal Diversity"/>

The female can lay up to 21,100 eggs, which are guarded by the male in his nest.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}