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Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820)

White bass
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Common names: Bar blanc, White bass
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Native to Ontario and Quebec; introduced into Manitoba. Rarely caught as a game fish (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 5723, 86798.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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 Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 13 m (Ref. 120818).   Temperate; 12°C - 32°C (Ref. 12741); 55°N - 25°N, 108°W - 71°W (Ref. 86798)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | 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 / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 28.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 86798); common length : 31.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); publicerad maxvikt: 3.1 kg (Ref. 4699); rapporterad maxålder: 9 år (Ref. 12193)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. 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 Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Medarbetare

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

Vattenbruk: experimentell; sportfisk: ja
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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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.23-0.73; tmax=9).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).