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Common name: Black Sea Bass
Scientific name:
Centropristis striata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Class:
Actinopterygii
(Ray-finned Fishes)
Order:
Perciformes
(Perch-like Fishes)
Family:
Serranidae
(sea basses and groupers)
Synonyms:
Other common names:
Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Ecological systems and subsytems (
about
):
Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
GNR
Not Ranked - Global conservation status not yet assessed.
State conservation status rank:
SNRN
Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed (a migratory animal which does not breed in New York).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Game with open season
Defined as a Game species by New York State law, and there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track
More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101256/Centropristis_striata/