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Definition: Labrax lupus
Sea perch
\Sea" perch`\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European bass (
Roccus lupus syn.
Labrax lupus);
-- called also
sea dace.
(b) The cunner.
(c) The sea bass.
(d) The name is applied also to other species of fishes.
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Bass
\Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl.
Bass, and sometimes
Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera
Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: The common European bass is
Labrax lupus. American
species are: the striped bass (
Roccus lineatus);
white or silver bass of the lakes (
Roccus chrysops);
brass or yellow bass (
Roccus interruptus).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See
Black bass.
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3. Species of
Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (
Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See
Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under
Calico.
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