Species group · Bony fish
Basses
WAnimals has 2 species of bass, spread across 2 families (Moronidae, Serranidae).
- 2 species
- 2 families
- 48 countries
- 58 parks
- Weight
- 6.6 kg – 31.4 kg
- Length
- 40 cm – 2 m
- Lifespan
- 6 – 30 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of basses on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 48 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Acadia1 species
- Al Hoceima1 species
- Alonissos y Esporadas del Norte1 species
- Archipielago de Cabrera1 species
- Arcipelago Toscano1 species
- Arrábida1 species
- Asinara1 species
- Assateague Island1 species
- Beydağları1 species
- Biscayne1 species
- Brijuni1 species
- Burren1 species
- Amorgos (pecio Le Grand Bleu)diving
- Andrea Doriadiving
- Bahía de Fundydiving
- Bahía de Kotordiving
- Bell Island Wrecksdiving
- Block Island (pecio del Mohawk)diving
Did you know…
It eats shrimp and molluscs, along with smaller fish such as herring and sandeel.
From Sea Bass
It lives in coastal waters, estuaries and river mouths of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
From Sea Bass
It releases up to 200,000 eggs per kg of female body weight, in successive batches.
From Sea Bass
It is anadromous: it spawns in fresh water, rears in the estuary and spends its adult life at sea, but it can complete the whole cycle in fresh water, which is why it has been stocked into reservoirs across half the United States.
From Striped Bass
At spawning, seven or eight males surround a larger female and push her towards the surface, a commotion anglers call a rock fight.
From Striped Bass
Unlike salmon, it spawns several times over its lifetime.
From Striped Bass