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Name: |
Yellow Bass |
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Other Common
Names: |
Brassy fish, bar fish, striper, gold bass, striped bass, streaker, sand bass, rock fish, striped jack |
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Scientific Name: |
Morone mississippiensis |
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Diet: |
Feeds on small fish and insects |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear rivers and lakes |
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Length: |
Average is 6 to 8 inches |
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Identification: |
Laterally compressed, slab sided spiny rayed; yellow-olive to silvery-yellow along back and sides; yellowish white belly; 6 to 7 prominent dark horizontal stripes along sides |
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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) |