Morone Chrysops
(Rafinesque 1820)
Family Moronidae

Lateral view of white bass
The photo above shows two adult white bass and a juvenile, bottom. These fish are now part of the Florida Museum ichthyology collection. Top: UF 237878 Middle: 187099 Bottom: UF 238444 Florida Museum photo by Zachary Randall

The white bass is a member of the temperate bass family. There are between four and seven dark gray brown stripes on the side of the body, which is deep and strongly arched body between the head and first dorsal fin. The fins are clear to dark gray. White bass can be found in lakes, impoundments and ponds, and in pools of small to large rivers.

Status & distribution

  • Status — Non-indigenous freshwater
  • Florida Distribution — Western and North Central and Peninsula drainages
  • River Drainages — Blackwater River and the Yellow River
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