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The word morone is an archaic variation of "maroon". [2] American politician-naturalist Samuel Latham Mitchill (1764-1831) first coined the genus in 1814, describing all four species of "perch of New York" he included under the genus (only two of which still remain classified under the genus today) as having "ruddy", "scarlet", or "reddish, rusty and ochreous" fins.
The white perch (Morone americana) is not a true perch but is a fish of the temperate bass family, Moronidae, notable as a food and game fish in eastern North America. In some places it is referred to as "Silver Bass". [citation needed] The common name "white perch" is sometimes applied to the white crappie (Pomoxis annularis). [3]
The largest species is the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) with a maximum published total length of 200 cm (79 in) while the smallest is the white bass (M. chrysops) with a maximum published total length of 45 cm (18 in).
A flying paradox, the house finch is both native and introduced to North America. Originally native to Mexico and the Western United States, house finches were shipped to New York City and sold as ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 77 bird species in the United States are threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR (v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014 [1]).
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The source for birds in the U.S. territories is the Avibase website: Bird checklists of the world (American Samoa), [6] Bird checklists of the world (Guam), [3] Bird checklists of the world (Northern Mariana Islands), [5] Bird checklists of the world (Puerto Rico), [4] Bird checklists of the world (United States Virgin Islands), [9] and Bird ...
Morone (7 P) Pages in category "Moronidae" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...