Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Moronidae Temperate basses

Genus: Morone

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Morone americana (Gmelin, 1789)

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Morone americana
[White perch]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820)

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Morone chrysops
[White bass]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Morone mississippiensis Jordan & Eigenmann, 1887

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Morone mississippiensis
[Yellow bass]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)

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Morone saxatilis
[Striped bass]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Morone americana White perch North America 58 TL 1789
Morone chrysops White bass North America 45 TL 1820
Morone mississippiensis Yellow bass North America 46 TL 1887
Morone saxatilis Striped bass Western Atlantic 200 TL 1792



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