1. Bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
   - black sea bass, Centropistes striata 
2. Widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)

Derived forms: black basses

Type of: centrarchid, sea bass, sunfish

Part of: Centropristis, genus Centropristis, genus Micropterus, Micropterus

Encyclopedia: Black bass

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