Species Hierarchy
Kingdom ANIMAL (ANIMALIA)
Phylum BACKBONED ANIMALS (CHORDATA)
Class FISH - BONEY (TELEOSTOMI)
Order FISH - PERCH-LIKE (PERCIFORMES)
Family SEA BASS - TEMPERATE (MORONIDAE)
Common name: BASS- WHITE
Scentific name: MORONE CHRYSOPS

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This lifeform is widespread in North America. This lifeform is marine and found only in salt water.

White Bass (Morone chrysops) has been widely introduced in North America as a sport fish. The native range of this species is from the Saint Lawrence River and Hudson Bay south to Florida and then along the Gulf Coast and up the Rio Grande. This species can be up to 18 inches in length.

Sea Bass family (Moronidae) is a group of large fish that are popular sport fishes. The members of this family have previously been placed in a variety of different families, but are now moved to the new family Moronidae. There are species found in North America, Europe, and northern Africa.

Perch-like Fish, Order Perciformes, are the largest order of fish in both freshwater and shallow saltwater. Most of the  conventional fish belong to this order. The bass, bluegills,  perch and crappies of freshwater plus the groupers and sea bass  of salt water belong to this order. The fish all have spiny rays in their fins and the tail fin has seventeen rays. There are approximately 150 families.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that  include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They  are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are  found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

 

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