MRHELLO, this is not the only source of information on fish in general. The internet is an amazing thing. Utilize a search engine such as Google or Yahoo! and type in things you are interested in... You'd be amazed at what you find. For example, using the Yahoo! search engine and typing in "river bass" this web site came up near the top,
http://www.ehow.com/bass-river/ Pretty simple... Try it!
Sometimes I think you take things too literally. For example my comment, "any species of bass living in a river is a river bass." Read the comment again, and a second and then a third time. Grasp the full meaning... A river bass is not a unique species of fish. A smallmouth, a largemouth, a rock, a spotted, a hybrid striped bass can all be river bass if they live in a river!
In general, bass living in rivers do not grow as large as their lake living buddies. They have to fight currents their whole life. This takes energy that could otherwise be put into growth. However, in my experience, pound for pound bass living in rivers tend to be better fighters.
I am not sure I can think of a species of parasite that couldn't be transferred by taking wild fish from a river and placing them into your pond. You mix infected fish with those in your pond and well, you're pretty darn sure to infect your pond fish as well. Pretty simple concept...
