Bass

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Bass

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Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes.

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Bass is a name shared by many different species of popular game fish.

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The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species, many of which are native to North America and surrounding waters. All belong to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and in fact the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch."

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Many other species are also known as basses, including:

• The Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, a member of the temperate perch family, Percichthyidae.
• The black sea bass, Centropristis striata, a member of the sea bass and sea grouper family, Serranidae.
• The giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas, also known as the black sea bass, a member of the wreckfish family, Polyprionidae.
• The Chilean sea bass, Dissostichus eleginoides, more commonly known as the Patagonian toothfish, a member of the cod icefish family, Nototheniidae.
• The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, a member of the temperate bass family, Moronidae.
• The Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.
• The Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui, a member of the sunfish family centrarchidae.
• The Striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a member of the temperate bass family, Moronidae.
• The Spotted bass, Micropterus punctulatus, a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.