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Name: |
White Bass |
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Other Common
Names: |
White bass, striped bass, sand bass, bar fish, rock fish, gray bass, silver bass, streaker |
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Scientific Name: |
Morone chrysops |
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Diet: |
Feeds on small fish, insects, and crayfish |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear rivers and lakes |
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Length: |
Average is 8 to 10 inches |
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Identification: |
Slab-sided, blue gray to silvery spiny-rayed fish; dorsal, caudal and anal fins slate gray, pectoral fins and belly white; dorsal fin separated into two lobes; few attain weights greater than 2-3 pounds |
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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 Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |