Bass (fish)

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis).

Bass (/ˈbæs/ BASS) is a name shared by many different species of fish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species, all belonging to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch".^[1]

Types of bass

Lateolabrax japonicus.

• The black basses, such as the Choctaw bass (M. haiaka), Guadalupe bass (M. treculii), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu), and spotted bass (M. punctulatus), belong to the sunfish family, Centrarchidae.
• The temperate basses, such as the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and white bass (M. chrysops), belong to the family Moronidae.
• The Asian seabasses, such as the Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) and Blackfin seabass (Lateolabrax latus), belong to the family Lateolabracidae.

Other species known as bass

For other fish called "bass", see Sea bass.

Micropterus salmoides — largemouth bass with assorted sunfish.

Many species are also known as basses,^[2] including:

• The Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, is a member of the temperate perch family, Percichthyidae.
• The black sea bass, Centropristis striata, is a member of the sea bass and sea grouper family, Serranidae.
• The Chilean sea bass, Dissostichus eleginoides, also known as the Patagonian toothfish, is a member of the cod icefish family, Nototheniidae.
• The giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas, also known as the black sea bass, is a member of the wreckfish family, Polyprionidae.
• The "lanternbellies" or "temperate ocean-basses", Acropomatidae.
• The "butterfly peacock bass", Cichla ocellaris, is a member of the cichlid family, Cichlidae and a prized game fish along with its relatives in the genus Cichla.

Fishing

Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are the most popular game fish in North America.

It is also very popular in South Africa where the largemouth bass is often found in lakes and dams.

When fishing, lures or live bait will work. Lures that mimic baitfish, worms, crayfish, frogs, and mice are all proven techniques.

References

External links

•  "Bass, the name of various trimly shaped, active, gamy fishes of both fresh and salt water". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. 

Meat Main articles Entomophagy Meat Fish Game Livestock Poultry Seafood Poultry and game Alligator Chicken Crocodile Duck Goose Grouse Kangaroo Ostrich Partridge Pheasant Quail Rabbit Pigeon Snake Turkey Venison Livestock and Minilivestock Black soldier flies maggots Bison Beef and veal Camel Cat Cricket Dog Elephant Frog Grasshoppers Goat Guinea pig Horse Mealworm Lamb and mutton Llama Palm grub Pork Mopane worm Yak Fish and seafood Alligator Anchovy Basa Bass Carp Catfish Cod Pollock Crab Crappie Crayfish Dolphin Eel Pike Flounder Grouper Haddock Halibut Herring Kingfish Lobster Mackerel Mahi Mahi Marlin Milkfish Orange roughy Pacific saury Perch Salmon Sardine Shark Shrimp/prawn Sole Swordfish Tilapia Trout Tuna Walleye Whale Cuts and preparation, precooked Aged Bacon Barbecued Burger Braised Charcuterie Chop Corned Cured Cutlet Dried Dum Fried Ham Kebab Liver Luncheon meat Marinated Meatball Offal Pickled Poached Roasted Salt-cured Salumi Sausage Smoked Steak Stewed Tartare Tandoor Tenderized List articles Food and drink prohibitions Beef dishes Chicken dishes Countries by meat consumption Fish dishes Goat dishes Pork dishes Sausage dishes Sausages Seafood dishes Smoked foods Steaks Veal dishes Related Subjects Animal rights Bushmeat Butcher Cannibalism Carnism Ethics of eating meat Feed conversion ratio In vitro meat Factory farming Meat cutter Meat paradox Pescatarianism Plant-based diet Psychology of eating meat Preservation Red meat Semi-vegetarianism Slaughter Slaughterhouse Veganism Vegetarianism White meat