Fishes
185
FaMiLy: Moronidae (teMPerate BaSSeS)
Morone saxatilis Walbaum 1792
Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidae
Common name: Striped bass.
Distribution: Western Atlantic (Kareen,
2005).
Habitat: Freshwater, marine water;
diadromous.
Description: It is a highly prized sportfish, which, although anadromous
(meaning it migrates between salt
and freshwater), can live its full life in
freshwater. It is a sleek silver fish that
sports dark longitudinal stripes and
is also known as Atlantic striped bass,
striper, linesider, rock, pimpfish, or
rockfish. Striped bass are one of six
species belonging to the Moronidae
family (temperate basses); they are not
related to the black basses (which are
in the sunfish family  Centrarchidae).
Striped bass commonly reach a length
of 120 cm (3.9 ft) and are thought to live
up to 30 years (EOL).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (per 100 g
Edible Portion, WW)
Water
(g)
Energy
(kcal)
Protein
(g)
Fat (g)
79.22
97
17.73
2.33
Amino Acids (g/100 g)
Tryptophan
0.199
Threonine
0.777
Isoleucine
0.817
Leucine
1.441
Lysine
1.628
Methionine
0.525
Cystine
0.190
Phenylalanine
0.692
Tyrosine
0.599
Valine
0.914
Arginine
1.061
Histidine
0.522
Alanine
1.072
Aspartic acid
1.816
Glutamic acid
2.647
Glycine
0.851
Proline
0.627
Serine
0.723
Total amino acids
17.10
Lipids (per 100 g)
SAF
(g)
MUFA
(g)
PUFA
(g)
EPA
(mg)
DHA
(mg)
Cholesterol
(mg)
0.507 0.660 0.784 169 585
80
Minerals (mg/100 g)
Ca
Fe Mg P
K Na Zn Cu Mn Se a
15.00 0.84 40 198 256 69 0.40 0.03 0.02 36.5
a µg.