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Fish Identification
White Bass
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Scientific Name: Morone Chrysops Fish Family: Moronidae Other Names: white lightning, barfish, striped bass, silver bass, striper, stripe, sandbass, and sandy; French: Bar blanc White Bass Photos: Identification:Overall silvery in life; in preserved fish, back and
upper sides olive gra) shading to white on lower
head and belly. Sides with 6-7 horizontal, dark
stripes. Vertical fins pigmented; little or no pigment
on paired fins.
Distribution:
In Wisconsin the white bass occurs in the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainage basins. It is found in the bays of Lake Michigan, and particularly in
southern Green Bay. The white bass is common in large lakes and rivers
of the southern half of Wisconsin.
Spawning:
Spawning occurs from late April to June, and is tem-
perature dependent. High temperatures early
in the season were associated with an early run, and
a rapid rise in temperatures was correlated with an
increase in the intensity of spawning and with a
shorter spawning period.
White bass apparently prefer the running water of
tributary streams for spawning.
State White Bass Records:
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