| Yellow bass | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Moronidae |
| Genus: | Morone |
| Species: | M. mississippiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Morone mississippiensis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Eigenmann, 1887
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The yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis) is a member of the family Moronidae. This species is a deep bodied fish that possesses five to seven dark stripes laterally along the sides, the lowest few of these are often broken or disrupted anterior to the origin of the anal fin. This species is somewhat similar to two other species in the family Moronidae, the white bass and the striped bass. The yellow bass is distinguishable from both of these species by having the offset lateral stripes above the anal fin and from not possessing tooth patches on the tongue. The yellow bass differs further from the white bass by having nine to ten anal rays in comparison to eleven or thirteen. The back of the fish is usually a dark olive green, and the abdomen and sides are often a silvery yellow.[3]
- ^ NatureServe (2013). "Morone mississippiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202566A18236310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202566A18236310.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Morone mississippiensis". NatureServe Explorer. 7.1. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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