Morone
Genus of carnivorous fresh and salt water percoid fishes (family Serranidae) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For people named Morone, see Morone (surname).
Morone is a genus of temperate basses native to the Atlantic coast of North America and the freshwater systems of the midwestern and eastern United States.
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Morone | |
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White bass (M. chrysops) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Family: | Moronidae |
Genus: | Morone Mitchill, 1814 |
Type species | |
Morone rufa Mitchill, 1814 | |
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