Striped bass
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit coastal waters and are commonly found in bays but may enter rivers in the spring to spawn . Some populations are landlocked . Voracious and opportunistic feeder . Larvae feed on zooplankton; juveniles take in small shrimps and other crustaceans, annelid worms, and insects ; adults feed on a wide variety of fishes (alewives, herring, smelt, eels, flounders, mummichogs, rock gunnels, sand lance, silver hake and silversides ) and invertebrates (squid, crabs, sea worms and amphipods ), mainly crustaceans . Feeding ceases shortly before spawning . Utilized fresh and eaten broiled and baked .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 13. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Striped bass is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Striped bass is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Move into fresh or brackish water to spawn . Females spawn more than once in a season, but they don't necessarily spawn every year .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous ; depth range 30 - ? m . Temperate; 8°C - 25°C ; 49°N - 27°N, 94°W - 59°W south in Florida, USA to St.
🌿 Ecology
zooplankton; juveniles take in small shrimps and other crustaceans, annelid worms, and insects (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holocentrus saxatilis | Suckow | 1799 | Synonym |
| Morone lineatus | Bloch | 1792 | Synonym |
| Morone saxatilis X Morone chrysops | - | - | Synonym |
| Morone saxitilis | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Perca mitchilli alternata | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Perca mitchilli interrupta | Mitchill | 1815 | Synonym |
| Perca saxatilis | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Perca septentrionalis | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Roccus lineatus | Bloch | 1792 | Synonym |
| Roccus saxatilis | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Roccus striatus | Mitchill | 1814 | Synonym |
| Sciaena lineata | Bloch | 1792 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 570 records indexed .
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