Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Bass (IPA /bæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular game fish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species, many of which are native to North America and surrounding waters. All belong to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and in fact the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch."^[1] These are some of the best known species of bass: Download high resolution version (1641x455, 201 KB)Striped Bass: Caught in Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey and Photographed by myself, Tim Van Vliet. ... Download high resolution version (1641x455, 201 KB)Striped Bass: Caught in Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey and Photographed by myself, Tim Van Vliet. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 343 pixel Image in higher resolution (980 × 420 pixel, file size: 382 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This largemouth bass was caught by Billy Shuman in Southeast Georgia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 343 pixel Image in higher resolution (980 × 420 pixel, file size: 382 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This largemouth bass was caught by Billy Shuman in Southeast Georgia. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Sea water is water from a sea or ocean. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ...

• The temperate basses, such as the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and white bass (M. chrysops), belonging to the family Moronidae.
• The warm water basses (also known as black basses), such as the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu), spotted bass (M. punctulatus), Guadalupe bass (M. treculii) and rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), belonging to the sunfish family, Centrarchidae.

Largemouth bass can usually be found in large structures, such as submerged logs or rocks. The largemouth is known to be one of the best "fighters" and a ferocious predator attacking just about anything that moves. Largemouth have even been known to eat ducklings and baby alligators. The world record largemouth bass was caught near Jacksonville, Georgia on June 2, 1932 by George Perry. It weighed 22 pounds 4 ounces and was caught from an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River called Montgomery Lake. This is one of the most sought-after records in the fishing world. Binomial name Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) The striped bass Morone saxatilis is a member of the temperate bass family native to North America but widely introduced elsewhere. ... Binomial name Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820) The white bass or sand bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae. ... Genera Dicentrarchus Morone Moronidae, also known as the temperate basses, is a family of perciform fish consisting of 6 marine species. ... Binomial name Micropterus salmoides The Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a species of fish. ... Binomial name Micropterus dolomieu Lacépède, 1802 The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) The spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Micropterus treculii (Vaillant & Bocourt, 1883) The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) The rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Genera  Acantharchus  Ambloplites  Archoplites  Centrarchus  Enneacanthus  Lepomis  Micropterus  Pomoxis Sunfish range The sunfishes are a family (Centrarchidae) of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. ...

Many other species are also known as basses,^[2] including:

• The Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, a member of the perch family, Percichthyidae.
• The black sea bass, Centropristis striata, a member of the family Serranidae.
• The giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas, also known as the black sea bass, a member of the family Polyprionidae.
• The Chilean sea bass, Dissostichus eleginoides, more commonly known as the Patagonian toothfish.
• The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax.
• The Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
• The Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui.
• The Striped bass, Morone saxatilis
• The Spotted bass, Micropterus punctulatus

Bass is also known as: Binomial name Macquaria novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866) // The Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata) is an Australian native fish in the Percichthyidae family and Macquaria genus that occurs in coastal rivers and streams along the east coast of Australia. ... Genera Bathysphyraenops (disputed) Bostockia Coreoperca Edelia Gadopsis Guyu Howella Lateolabrax Maccullochella Macquaria Nannatherina Nannoperca Percichthys Siniperca The Family Percichthyidae are known as the Temperate perches. ... Binomial name Centropristis striata Linnaeus, 1758 The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is an exclusively marine fish, also known as sea bass and blackfish. ... Subfamilies Anthiinae Epinephelinae - Groupers Grammistinae The Serranidae or serranids are a family of fish, belonging to the order Perciformes. ... Binomial name Stereolepis gigas (Ayres, 1859) The giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas), also known as the black sea bass, is a fish native to the northern Pacific Ocean. ... Genera Polyprion Sterolepis See text for species. ... Binomial name Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898 The Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) is a large fish found in the cold, temperate waters (from 50 to 3850m) of the Southern Atlantic, Southern Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans on seamounts and continental shelves around most sub-Antarctic islands. ... Binomial name Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus, 1758 The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax, is a primarily ocean-going fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh water. ...

Robalo (Portuguese) Lubina (Spanish) Llobarro, Llop (Catalan) Bar, Loup, Achigan(French) Loupassou (French Midi) Zeebaars (Dutch) Seebarch (German) Havsabborre (Swedish) Lavráki (Greek) Spigola, Spinola, Brazino (Italian) Qarous (Tunisian Arabic) Levrek (Turkish) Pavón (peacock bass, Venezuela)