Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis)

Scientific name: Morone mississippiensis Jordan & Eigenmann, 1887

Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis)

The Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Moronidae.

Biology

Occur in pools and backwaters of small to large rivers; also in ponds and lakes. Young feed on microcrustaceans and midge larvae; adults on fish such as shad and silversides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Morone mississippiensis
Family
Moronidae (Temperate basses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Common length
23.9
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Lake Michigan and Mississippi River basins from Wisconsin and Minnesota south to the Gulf in the USA; east to Indiana and Tennessee and west to Iowa and Oklahoma in the USA. Lower Mobile Bay drainage in Alabama and from Pearl River drainage in Louisiana to Galveston Bay drainage in Texas, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=6)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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