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Black Sea Bass

Centropristis striata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 57, February 61, March 67, April 110, May 143, June 71, July 57, August 55, September 67, October 62, November 51, December 52.
United States4,951
Virginia856
New Jersey754
New York708
Massachusetts666
North Carolina572
Maryland225
Connecticut150
Rhode Island133
South Carolina90

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilySea Basses · Serranidae
GenusCentropristis

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