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yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis)
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Moronidae

yellow bass

Morone mississippiensis

Forty Six Centimeters Seabass of the Indian Ocean

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

yellow bass is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 46 cm.

Family
Moronidae
Genus
Morone
Maximum length
46 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
North America: Lake Michigan and Mississippi River basins from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to the Gulf in the USA; east to Indiana and Tennessee and west to Iowa and Oklahoma in the USA. Lower Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and from Pearl River drainage in Louisiana to Galveston Bay drainage in Texas, USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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