Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)


Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidae
Genus: Morone
Species: M. saxatilis

The body of the striped bass is elongate and slightly compressed. The head is a narrow, cone-shape, and the mouth is large. The color is greenish above, silvery on the sides, and white below. There are six to nine horizontal blackish stripes on the side. In southern California, the much smaller salema occasionally is mistaken for young striped bass; the salema, however, has orange-brown stripes and larger eyes than those of striped bass.



Clark County Fishing Spots
Name (# of Reports) Last Update Location
Colorado River - Laughlin (513) 11-25-2024 Laughlin, NV
Colorado River - Nelson (2) 7-28-2021 Nelson, NV
Colorado River - Riviera (14) 12-11-2024 AZ
Colorado River - Willow Beach (145) 12-23-2024 Willow Beach, NV
Lake Mead (415) 11-25-2024 Boulder City, NV
Lake Mohave (516) 12-10-2024 Cottonwood Cove, NV