name of various types of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bass is the name of some species (types) of fish that are often caught for food or sport. There are freshwater bass (that live in rivers and lakes) and saltwater bass (that live in the ocean). Many bass live in or near North America. Bass are from the order of Perciformes or "perch-like fish". Their name comes from the word for 'perch'.
Some well-known bass species are:
Many other species are also called basses, such as:
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