sentence: Female bass live longer than males and are much more likely to reach trophy size.
sentences_before: Age and growth - Growth rates are highly variable with differences attributed mainly to their food supply and length of growing season.
sentences_after: By age two or three, females grow much faster than male bass. At five years of age females may be twice the weight of males. The oldest bass from Florida whose age has been determined by fisheries' biologists was 16 years of age.
concept_name: female bass
headings: Black bass Feeding habits
categories: Perciformes