GENERAL INFORMATION |
Common Name: |
White Bass |
Scientific Name: |
Morone chrysops |
Diet: |
Primarily eats small fish but will also eat invertebrates, insects, crayfish, and zooplankton |
Habitat: |
Prefers lakes and reservoirs but can be found in slow moving pools of rivers and streams |
Spawn: |
Spring with eggs hatching in one to five days. Eggs are scattered over the bottom during spawn, no nests are dug |
Distribution: |
Utah Lake and its associated rivers and canals |
Origin: |
Native to Central America and eastern North America |
Characteristics: |
A schooling species that is gray or charcoal green on the back with silvery sides and a
white belly. There are 5 to 7 stripes on each side. The body is deeper and less streamlined
than the Striped Bass. |
