White Bass (Morone chrysops)


White Bass
Morone chrysops

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

The white bass is a wide-bodied fish with an overall dark bluish green to gray color with yellow eyes. The two dorsal fins—spiny and soft—are completely separated. The white bass has stripes running laterally down its sides that may be broken. The lower jaw sticks out further than the upper jaw on the mouth. A tooth patch is present on the tongue.


Fishing Spots
Name Location
Sunset Park Pond Las Vegas, NV
Tabor Creek Elko, NV
Thomas Creek Galena, NV
Tonkin Reservoir Eureka, NV
Topaz Canal Hollbrook Junction, NV
Topaz Lake Gardnerville, NV
Trail Canyon Reservoir Dyer, NV
Truckee Canal Fernley, NV
Truckee River  
Truckee River- Crystal Peak Park Verdi, NV
Truckee River- Idlewild Park Reno, NV
Truckee River- Lockwood Lockwood, NV
Truckee River- Mayberry Bridge Reno , NV
Truckee River- McCarren Ranch Sparks, NV
Truckee River- Rock Park Sparks, NV
Upper Pahranagat Lake Alamo, NV
Virginia Lake Reno, NV
Walker Lake Hawthorne, NV
Walker River Yerington, NV
Wall Canyon Reservoir Gerlach, NV
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