Moronidae

green heads

Morone saxatilis

Two Hundred Centimeters Moronid Fish from North American Waters

• Green
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), also called the Atlantic striped bass, striper, linesider, rock, or rockfish, is an anadromous perciform fish of the family Moronidae found primarily along the Atlantic coast of North America. It has also been widely introduced into inland recreational fisheries across the United States. Striped bass found in the Gulf of Mexico are a separate strain referred to as Gulf Coast striped bass.