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Stripped
Bass (Morone saxatilis)
| Habitat |
-Mainly inhabits
inshore waters
-Migrates downstream in the spring and stays there for about
2-3 months
-Returns to freshwater around July or August |
| Reproduction |
-Spawning always
occurs in freshwater around May or June
-A 1.4 kg female deposits around 14,000 eggs, a 22.7 kg female
about 3,220,000 eggs
-Hatching occurs in about 70-74 hours at 14.4-15.6°C and
in about 48 hours at 17.8-19.4°C |
| Growth |
-Stripped bass grow
rather quickly
-At 2 years old, they average 22 cm, at 5 years old, 46 cm
-Matures between 4 and 6 years old |
Source: Scott W.B. and M.G.
Scott. 1988. Atlantic Fishes of Canada, University of
Toronto Press
Stripped Bass in
the Petitcodiac River Watershed
- Fishway count
at the cuseway totaled 5 fish in 1971 and 4 in 1972 (Ritter,
J.A., 1991)
- Eliminated from
the system
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