Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Moronidae Temperate basses

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6 species

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Photo by Crocetta, F.

NE Atlantic Ocean (Morocc
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by Crocetta, F.
 
Dicentrarchus labrax
[European seabass]
Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792)
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Dicentrarchus punctatus
[Spotted seabass]
Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Morone americana (Gmelin, 1789)
Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Morone americana
[White perch]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Morone chrysops
[White bass]
Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Morone mississippiensis Jordan & Eigenmann, 1887
Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Morone mississippiensis
[Yellow bass]
Photo by Crippen, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)
Photo by Crippen, C.
 
Morone saxatilis
[Striped bass]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dicentrarchus labrax European seabass NE Atlantic Ocean (Morocc 103 TL 1758
Dicentrarchus punctatus Spotted seabass Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1792
Morone americana White perch North America 58 TL 1789
Morone chrysops White bass North America 45 TL 1820
Morone mississippiensis Yellow bass North America 46 TL 1887
Morone saxatilis Striped bass Western Atlantic 200 TL 1792



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