General species profile · Temperate bass

Yellow Bass

Morone mississippiensis

Yellow Bass · Identification features below.

Yellowish sides and broken or offset lower stripes distinguish it from white bass.

A separate species from white bass. Often occurs in lower-gradient rivers and reservoirs.

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