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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

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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.

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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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