Table 5 Swimming speed of largemouth bass (m/s) by total length (cm) and water temperature (°C)

Juvenile to young stage

10 cm

0.17

0.26

0.38

0.42

0.42

0.34

15 cm

0.24

0.33

0.45

0.48

0.48

0.40

20 cm

0.31

0.42

0.53

0.54

0.55

0.47

Adult stage of medium size

30 cm

0.44

0.69

0.72

0.71

0.73

0.65

35 cm

0.56

0.87

0.84

0.82

0.83

0.76

40 cm

0.68

1.11

0.99

0.93

0.96

0.90

Adult stage of large size

50 cm

0.84

1.81

1.35

1.22

1.26

1.24

55 cm

0.96

2.30

1.58

1.40

1.45

1.45

60 cm

1.03

2.93

1.86

1.60

1.66

1.70