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Encyclopedia > Sea bass

Sea bass refers to many fish species, including:

  • Black sea bass (Centropristis striata), whose range is the eastern coast of the United States
  • White Sea Bass (Cynoscion nobilis), commonly called Corvina along the Pacific coast of South and Central America.
  • Giant sea bass (Stereolepsis gigas), off the coast of California
  • Chilean sea bass, a marketing term for the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), recently a popular fare in restaurants
  • European seabass or sea dace (Dicentrarchus labrax)
  • Potato bass/cod/grouper (Epinephelus tukula), large reef fish found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Bass also refers to a number of freshwater sport fishes. Binomial name Centropristis striata Linnaeus, 1758 The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is an exclusively marine fish, also known as sea bass and blackfish. ... 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. ... 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. ... Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Bass (IPA /bæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular game fish. ...

  • Ill-Tempered Sea Bass were used in the Austin Powers movies as a substitute for "Sharks with Frickin' Laser Beams". At one point a henchman fell into the tank containing them and screamed horribly as he was torn to shreds. No known species of Sea Bass actually do this, though it should really not be necessary to point this out.

Sea Bass can be separated into three main categories: Bass, Snapper, and Grouper. Dumb and Dumber is a comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, released in 1994. ... Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 comedy film directed by the Farrelly Brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Cameron Cam Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965, in Comox, British Columbia) played right wing in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996. ... City Oakland, California Other nicknames The Silver and Black Team colors Silver and Black Head Coach Lane Kiffin Owner Al Davis General manager Al Davis League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970... Look up kicker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sebastian Janikowski (born March 3, 1978 in WaÅ‚brzych, Poland) is a placekicker who currently plays for the NFLs Oakland Raiders. ... Sébastien Chabal (born 8 December 1977 in Valence, raised in Beauvallon) is a French rugby union footballer who plays at number eight in the back row of the scrum for Sale Sharks and France. ... Official website www. ... First international France 8–38 New Zealand (1 January 1906) Largest win Fiji 10–77 France (24 November 2001) Worst defeat New Zealand 61–10 France (9 June 2007) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Losing finalist, 1987, 1999 The France national rugby union team is a... Sebastien Bourdais is a racing driver born on February 28, 1979 in Le Mans, France. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ... Sea bass is a name shared by a large number of different species of fish, including: The Black sea bass (Centropristis striata, family Serranidae) is the common name of a species of fish whose range is eastern coast of the United States. ...


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Sea bass (1320 words)
The sea bass is easily distinguished from the striped bass and from the white perch by the fact that the spiny and soft-rayed portions of its dorsal fin are continuous, so that there is only one long fin instead of two short separate fins.
On every sea bass we have seen the bases of the exposed parts of the scales are paler than their margins, giving the fish the appearance of being barred with longitudinal series of dots of a lighter tint of brown than the general hue on dark fish, but pearl gray on pale ones.
The sea bass contrasts with the striped bass in being strictly confined to salt water.
Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries: Black Sea Bass - Species Profile (1629 words)
Black sea bass are fairly stout-bodied fish, with a long dorsal fin, and large pectoral and pelvic fins.
The background color of the fl sea bass (smokey gray, brown, or bluish fl) is mottled with darker patches and light speckles.
The sea bass catch report is sent out with the renewal license application at the end of the year and is due as a requirement to renew the license for the next year.
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