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Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

The Striped Bass is a strong swimmer with beautiful stripes along its sides. It enjoys living in both fresh and saltwater!

Habitat: Rivers and oceans

Appearance

The Striped Bass has a sleek, silvery body with seven or eight prominent dark horizontal stripes running from behind its gill plate to its tail. Its sturdy, football-shaped body distinguishes it from slimmer fish.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassActinopterygiiOrderPerciformesFamilyMoronidaeGenusMorone

Striped Bass

Interesting facts

A Striped Bass can sense prey's movements in murky water without even seeing them!

Scientists can tell how old a Striped Bass is by counting rings on its ear bones, just like a tree!

Some Striped Bass travel hundreds of kilometers from rivers to the ocean and back again to spawn.

The Striped Bass is the official state fish of four different U.S. states!

Special abilities

Striped Bass can live in both freshwater and saltwater because their bodies adapt, helping them find food and safe places.

Striped Bass swim in large schools that help them corner and capture smaller fish, making hunting much easier.

Striped Bass have strong, muscular bodies that help them swim long distances and quickly chase down their prey.

Measurements & details

Length: 50-150 cm
Weight: 2-35 kg
Lifespan: 10-30 years
Swim Speed: 30 km/h
Max Depth: 60 m
Water Type: Brackish

Diet & Feeding

These speedy predators gobble up smaller fish, shrimp, and crabs!

Age differences: Young bass eat invertebrates; adults primarily hunt other fish.

Primary Foods

Atlantic Menhaden
Alewife
Sand Lance
Shrimp
Crabs

Foraging Method

Pursuit

Ecological connections

hunts

Atlantic Menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

A key food source for Striped Bass in coastal waters.

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White Perch

Morone americana

Often preyed upon by larger Striped Bass in shared estuarine habitats.

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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Often preys on juvenile Striped Bass in shallow waters.

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Dusky Shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

Can prey on larger Striped Bass in offshore areas.

Traits

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