temperature reaches The eggs are laid in circular depressions excavated near the edges of the streams where they are fertilised by the male. The male then guards the eggs up to the point of hatching. Females have a faster growth rate and attain larger sizes than the males, the males rarely attain lengths greater than . The females can have a life span of up to 12 years although in the males it is 9 years. Taxonomy The Suwannee bass was first formally described by Reeve Maclaren Bailey and Carl Leavitt Hubbs in 1949 with the type locality given as Head of Ichetucknee Springs at Lead, Columbia County, Florida.<ref name = CofF>{{Cof record | spid = 16108 | title = Micropterus notius | access-date = 21 May 2020}}</ref> Relationship with humans While not as well known as other black basses, M. notius'' is also fished for sport. The IGFA all tackle world record for the species stands at 1.75 kg (3 lb 14oz) caught from the Suwannee river in 1985. References Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/freshwater/suwannee-bass/ Suwannee bass bass Freshwater fish of the Southeastern United States Suwannee bass