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Actinopterígios (peces con aletas radiadas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Moronidae (Temperate basses)
Etymology: chrysops: chrysops (Greek), meaning golden eye (Ref. 79012).

Medioambiente / Clima / Gama Ecología

; agua dulce demersal; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Temperate; ? - 31°C (Ref. 12741), preferred ?; 60°N - 22°N, 110°W - 64°W

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North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Manitoba in Canada and south to Louisiana in USA; and from Mississippi River in Louisiana to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 28.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 31.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 3.1 kg (Ref. 4699); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 12193)

Occur in lakes, ponds and pools of small to large rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Juveniles feed on small invertebrates such as cladocerans, copepods, and midge larvae. Adults are piscivorous, consuming shad, silversides, and occasional young sunfish (Ref. 10294).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Colaboradores

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820)