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The yellow bass is edible and this fish is commonly eaten in its range. [ 8 ] The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record yellow bass, caught in the Morse Reservoir in Indiana in 2023, weighed 1.96 kg (4 lb 5 oz), [ 9 ] beating a 2000 record from the same lake of 1.34 kg (2.95 lb). [ 10 ]
Paralabrax clathratus, the kelp bass, bull bass or calico bass, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the eastern North Pacific Ocean where it is an important species for both recreational and commercial fisheries.
Tilapia farmers sometimes keep peacock bass to eat any spawn that occur among their fish, in addition to eating any invasive fish that pose a threat to young tilapia (e.g. sunfish, piranha). Spawning and brood-raising reduce the growth rate of the tilapia, so introduction of Cichla is thought to maintain a high growth rate in the tilapia.
The freshwater drum is also called Russell fish, shepherd's pie, gray bass, [7] Gasper goo, Gaspergou, [8] gou, [8] grunt, grunter, [7] grinder, gooble gobble, and croaker. It is commonly known as sheephead and sunfish in parts of Canada, [ 9 ] and the United States.
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Belize is home to many tropical snake species, including both venomous and nonvenomous snakes. The families found in Belize consist of Colubridae, Boidae, Elapidae and Viperidae, of which the latter two families are highly venomous and may present a potential health hazard to humans if provoked. Out of 1500 species of colubrids known, 60 of ...
The giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas, also known as the black sea bass, is a member of the wreckfish family Polyprionidae. The "lanternbellies" or "temperate ocean-basses", Acropomatidae . The " butterfly peacock bass ", Cichla ocellaris , is a member of the cichlid family, Cichlidae and a prized game fish along with its relatives in the genus ...
Balistes is taken directly from the Italian pesca ballista, the "crossbow fish". Ballista originally being a machine for throwing arrows. The specific name vetula means "old woman" or "old wife", the Latin cognate of vieja , a Spanish name used in Cuba for this species which was recorded by the Cuban naturalist Antonio Parra in 1787.