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Moronidae
white bass
Morone chrysops
Narrow dark stripes along sides
- White
- Yellow
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Temperate fish
White
Temperate
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumThe white bass, silver bass, or sand bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae, and is commonly around 12–15 inches long. The species' main color is silver-white to pale green. Its back is dark, with white sides and belly, and with narrow dark stripes running lengthwise on its sides.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Moronidae
- Genus
- Morone
- Maximum length
- 45 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Quebec in Canada and South Dakota and south to Louisiana in USA; and Mississippi River in Louisiana to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
