Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
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FishesIn Logan County, Ohio

Rock Bass

Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)

Rock Bass in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Genus
Ambloplites
Near Logan County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (36)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Rock Bass by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Logan County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 57 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Logan County · records of all species each week, 7,996 in all

Records per week from 57 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Rock Bass in Logan County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Rock BassYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10002
Jan 11–17008
Jan 18–24005
Jan 25–31001
Feb 1–70043
Feb 8–140054
Feb 15–21009
Feb 22–280057
Mar 1–70029
Mar 8–1400131
Mar 15–210099
Mar 22–2800120
Mar 29 – Apr 400112
Apr 5–1100206
Apr 12–180058
Apr 19–250066
Apr 26 – May 20098
May 3–900218
May 10–1611172
May 17–2300300
May 24–3032422
May 31 – Jun 642188
Jun 7–1382368
Jun 14–2011265
Jun 21–27193462
Jun 28 – Jul 400289
Jul 5–1111323
Jul 12–1881280
Jul 19–2521258
Jul 26 – Aug 100328
Aug 2–852335
Aug 9–1511369
Aug 16–2221300
Aug 23–2900280
Aug 30 – Sep 500211
Sep 6–1200294
Sep 13–1900172
Sep 20–2600124
Sep 27 – Oct 30079
Oct 4–100088
Oct 11–1700101
Oct 18–240058
Oct 25–310030
Nov 1–721158
Nov 8–1400109
Nov 15–210027
Nov 22–2800141
Nov 29 – Dec 50052
Dec 6–120033
Dec 13–190028
Dec 20–260024
Dec 27 – Jan 20012

In Ohio

Early May to early November, middle week Jul 5–11

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 394 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 229 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Rock Bass in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Rock BassYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–257341,623
Apr 26 – May 25356,391
May 3–911452,952
May 10–165453,785
May 17–2311657,698
May 24–3019554,651
May 31 – Jun 652553,099
Jun 7–1324753,700
Jun 14–2012456,625
Jun 21–2734555,361
Jun 28 – Jul 47558,477
Jul 5–1118661,336
Jul 12–1814364,722
Jul 19–2513469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 111559,416
Aug 2–821759,712
Aug 9–156355,994
Aug 16–226354,328
Aug 23–295351,772
Aug 30 – Sep 512657,167
Sep 6–129559,075
Sep 13–1913554,543
Sep 20–2616545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 35143,180
Oct 4–1011337,841
Oct 11–174230,824
Oct 18–249521,156
Oct 25–318419,021
Nov 1–77314,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28648,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19415,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2438,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Warmouth Lepomis gulosus39 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu30 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus15 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to February, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 392 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed43%49%
Forest24%31%
Farmland18%11%
Open water9%3%
Wetland6%5%
Barren0.4%0.6%

From 252 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

394 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.