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| Scientific Name | Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) |
| Common Names | Striped Bass Striped Sea Bass, Striper, Striper Bass |
| Type Locality | No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. |
| Synonym(s) | Holocentrus saxatilis, Morone lineatus, Morone saxitilis, Perca mitchilli alternata, Perca mitchilli interrupta, Perca saxatilis, Perca septentrionalis, Roccus lineatus, Roccus saxatilis, Roccus striatus, Sciaena lineata |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: St. Lawrence River in Canada to St. John"s River in northern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico; from fresh and brackish tributaries of western Florida to Louisiana in the USA. Introduced to other countries. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3, pp 330. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.140.1099.5876 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 06 13:14) |