[Cutthroat]

Micropterus dolomieui (pronounced doll-o-mew-I, I think).

 

[Cutthroat]

You mena the trailing "i" in the pronunciation, right?

 

[Cutthroat]

You're too hard on yourself. I've had ample cause to read lots of fish books over the last four years, and I still can't spell or remember half the scientific names I should know. I can look them up, though - that's the beauty of books.