Species catalog

White bass

Morone chrysops

White bass (Morone chrysops) belongs to the family Moronidae. Habitat: fresh water.

White bass (Morone chrysops), illustration

Profile

Scientific nameMorone chrysops
FamilyMoronidae
HabitatFresh water
GroupPredators
Regional lists in FishincUSA and Canada freshwater

Identifying features

  • Deep, compressed silvery bass body with a humped back
  • Two separate dorsal fins
  • 6 to 10 thin faint dark horizontal stripes, only one reaching the tail
  • Protruding lower jaw
  • Forked tail

White bass in other languages

LanguageName
GermanWeißer Barsch
SwedishVitbass
FinnishValkobassi
HungarianFehér sügér

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