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title: "Robalo blanco"
description: "Morone chrysops — Peces. The white bass, silver bass, or sand bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae, and is commonly around 12–15 inches long."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/white-bass
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Robalo blanco

> Morone chrysops — Peces. The white bass, silver bass, or sand bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae, and is commonly around 12–15 inches long.

- Scientific name: *Morone chrysops*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2560
- Wikidata: [Q2413187](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2413187)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106195](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106195)

## Names

- en: White Bass
- de: Weißbarsch
- es: Robalo blanco
- fr: Bar blanc
- nl: Witte baars

## Countries with the most observations

US (2295), CA (73)

## Summary

The white bass, silver bass, or sand bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae, and is commonly around 12–15 inches long. The species' main color is silver-white to pale green. Its back is dark, with white sides and belly, and with narrow dark stripes running lengthwise on its sides. It has large, rough scales and two dorsal fins. They are widely distributed across North America, inhabiting large reservoirs and rivers. When mating in the spring, they are more often found in shallow rivers, creeks, and streams. They have been introduced in some places as sport fish and also…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_bass

## Photo

![Robalo blanco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bass/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106195

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-bass?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).