Classification / Names
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Moronidae (Temperate basses)
Etymology: chrysops: chrysops (Greek), meaning golden eye (Ref. 79012).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate; ? - 31°C (Ref. 12741), preferred ?; 60°N - 22°N, 110°W - 64°W
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 / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 28.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 31.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 3.1 kg (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 9 years (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).
Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.
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)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquaculture: experimental; gamefish: yes
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