| Family: |
Moronidae (Temperate basses) |
| Max. size: |
58 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,720.0 g; max. reported age: 16 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m, anadromous |
| Distribution: |
North America: Atlantic Slope drainages from St. Lawrence drainage in Quebec, Canada south to Savannah River in Georgia, USA. Transplanted to Great Lakes (except Superior) and Ohio-Missouri-Mississippi river systems of mid-western USA; elsewere as far west as Colorado, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs in fresh, brackish and coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Inhabits pools and other quiet-water areas of medium to large rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 86798). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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