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striped bass

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striped bass  (bs)
n.
A North American food and game fish (Morone saxatilis) chiefly of coastal waters, having dark longitudinal stripes along its sides. Striped bass, which swim up rivers to spawn, are occasionally found in landlocked bodies of water. Also called rockfish, striper.
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Noun1.striped bass - caught along the Atlantic coast of the United Statesstriped bass - caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
striper
sea bass, bass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
2.striped bass - marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripesstriped bass - marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone
Roccus saxatilis, rockfish, striper
sea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
genus Roccus, Roccus - a genus of Serranidae
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He spent many hours fishing for striped bass and tuna in the waters off of Long Island and sailing with his family.
Dr. Ernest S. Melanson by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
We tested whether striped bass (Morone saxatilis Walbaum), found in Massachusetts in summer, were migratory, how long they stayed in non-natal estuaries, whether observed spatial patterns differed from random model predictions, whether fish returned to the same area across multiple years, and whether fishing effort could explain recapture patterns.
Use of non-natal estuaries by migratory striped bass (Morone ... by Mather, Martha E.; Finn, John T.; Ferry, Kristen H.; Deegan, Linda A.; Nelson, Gary A. / Fishery Bulletin
This video shows a hybrid striped bass quickly gobbling up four minnows.
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