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Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820)

White bass
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Common names: Bass, White bass
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from New York to South Dakota and south to Louisiana; Mississippi River in Louisiana to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico (Ref. 86798). Type locality: Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky (Ref. 79012). Recorded from southern Great Lakes, Mississippi River basin, and Gulf Coastal drainages from Mississippi River west through Rio Grande (Ref. 10294). Widely transplanted to several drainages (Ref. 5723, 86798).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Moronidae (Temperate basses)
Etymology: chrysops: chrysops (Greek), meaning golden eye (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 13 m (Ref. 120818).   Temperate; 12°C - 32°C (Ref. 12741); 55°N - 25°N, 108°W - 71°W (Ref. 86798)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Quebec in Canada and South Dakota and south to Louisiana in USA; and Mississippi River in Louisiana to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 28.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86798); common length : 31.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 3.1 kg (Ref. 4699); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 12193)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits lakes, ponds and pools of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723, 86798). Occurs at depths <14 m (Ref. 120827). Juveniles feed on small invertebrates such as cladocerans, copepods, and midge larvae. Adults are piscivorous, consuming shad, silversides, and occasional young sunfish (Ref. 10294). Spawns near the surface (Ref. 120818).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Colaboradores

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 October 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Acuicultura: experimental; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5781   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00607 - 0.01980), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.23-0.73; tmax=9).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).