Morone

 

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moronidae – certain temperate basses.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Perciformes or Moroniformes - order; Moronidae - family

• (genus): Morone americana (white perch) - type species; Morone chrysops (white bass), Morone mississippiensis (yellow bass), Morone saxatilis (striped bass, green head, rock, rock fish, squid hound) - other extant species

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