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Morone

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Morone

Mass
  
Striped bass: 31 kg

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Moronidae

Higher classification
  
Moronidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Striped bass, White bass, White perch, Yellow bass

Morone is a genus of temperate basses native to the Atlantic coast of North America and the freshwater systems of the southwestern and eastern United States.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Morone americana (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (white perch)
  • Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820) (white bass)
  • Morone mississippiensis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Eigenmann, 1887 (yellow bass)
  • Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) (striped bass)

    • References

    Morone Wikipedia
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