TABS Species Account TN00222

TN00222 WHITE BASS MORONE CHRYSOPS

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Taxonomy

Species IDTN00222
NameBASS, WHITE
Other Common Names
Category01 Fish
Elcode
PhylumCHORDATA
Subphylum
ClassOSTEICHTHYES
Subclass
Suborder
OrderPERCIFORMES
FamilyPERCICHTHYIDAE
GenusMORONE
SpeciesCHRYSOPS
Subspecies
AuthorityRAFINESQUE (1820)
Scientific NameMORONE CHRYSOPS

References

1119, 4205

Comments

Temperate basses recently separated from other serranids *2546*. Distinct subpopulations may exist even within a single lake *3298,3299*. They were formerly listed as Roccus or Lopibema, now synonymized with Morone *1140, 1115,1119,835*. In Virginia, they are often referred to as 'stripes' *4205*.


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