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Name: |
Striped Bass |
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Other Common
Names: |
Wiper, sunshine bass, silvers, silver bass |
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Scientific Name: |
Morone saxatilis |
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Length: |
Average is 20 inches |
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Identification: |
Deep flat body, small head and distinct back arch of white bass; dark gray or blue silvery body and thick dark longitudinal body stripes of ocean striped bass |
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Photo & text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |