bass

1. Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes.
2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the sea bass and the striped bass.

[Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.]

The name for a number of fishes assigned to two families in the order Perciformes. Both marine and fresh-water species are included under this common name, and all are highly prized as game fish as well as for food. Members of the family Centrarchidae are commonly referred to as the freshwater or black basses, while the Serranidae are designated as the sea basses. See also Perciformes.

A general term for any of numerous (often unrelated) freshwater or saltwater fish, many of which are characterized by spiny fins. In fact, though many of these different species are often sold simply as bass, the only fish with the single name "bass" is a European species (unavailable in the United States), which in France is known as bar or loup. True basses include the groupers, black sea bass and striped bass. Among other fish that are commonly referred to as bass are the largemouth, redeye, rock, smallmouth and spotted bass, all of which are really members of the sunfish family. See also sea bass; fish.

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Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Bass (pronounced /ˈbæs/) is a name shared by many different species of popular gamefish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species. All belong to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and in fact the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch."^[1] The collective name for a group of bass is a shoal.^[2]

• The temperate basses, such as the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and white bass (M. chrysops), belonging to the family Moronidae.
• The black basses, such as the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (M. dolomieu), spotted bass (M. punctulatus), and Guadalupe bass (M. treculii), belonging to the sunfish family, Centrarchidae.

Many other species are also known as basses,^[3] including:

• The Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, a member of the temperate perch family, Percichthyidae.
• The black sea bass, Centropristis striata, a member of the sea bass and sea grouper family, Serranidae.
• The giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas, also known as the black sea bass, a member of the wreckfish family, Polyprionidae.
• The Chilean sea bass, Dissostichus eleginoides, more commonly known as the Patagonian toothfish, a member of the cod icefish family, Nototheniidae.
• The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, a member of the temperate bass family, Moronidae.
• The Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.
• The Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui, a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.
• The Striped bass, Morone saxatilis, a member of the temperate bass family, Moronidae.
• The spotted bass, Micropterus punctulatus, a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae.

See also

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• Bass fishing

References

1. ^ "Bass¹". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. http://www.bartleby.com/61/51/B0105100.html. 
2. ^ http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/kennel/collectives.htm
3. ^ "List of Common Names with bass". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/CommonNameSearchList.php?CommonName=bass. Retrieved 6 June 2006. 

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bas-, dyb
n. - bas, bassanger

2.
n. - basguitar, kontrabas

3.
n. - bassist, basguitarist

Nederlands (Dutch)
baars, bas (muziek), makreel, karper, bast, bas-

Français (French)
1.
adj. - basse, de basse, grave
n. - (Mus) basse (une voix, un instrument, un chanteur), contrebasse

2.
n. - (Zool) perche, bar, (Culin) loup de mer

3.
n. - (Tex) fibre (de lin, de jute), filasse

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - Baß-
n. - Baß

2.
n. - Seebarsch, Barsch, Flußbarsch

3.
n. - Bast

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπάσο, βαθύφωνος, μπάσος, λαβράκι, φλαμούρι
adj. - βαθύφωνος, μπάσος

Italiano (Italian)
branzino, persico, contrabbasso, basso, chitarra basso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - baixo (m) (Mús.), lobo (m) do mar, esteira (f)
adj. - grave (Mús.), baixo, profundo

Русский (Russian)
макрель, карп, бас

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - bajo, registro bajo
n. - contrabajo, violón, bajo, bajo eléctrico

2.
n. - róbalo, lubina, caballa, perca, carpa

3.
n. - fibra de ciertas plantas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bass, havsaborre, bas (mus.), basröst, bassångare
adj. - låg, djup

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 男低音, 男低音部, 男低音歌手, 低音乐器部

2. 鲈鱼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 鱸魚

2.
n. - 男低音, 男低音部, 男低音歌手, 低音樂器部

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 저음의
n. - 저음부[가수], 베이스

2.
n. - 바늘 모양의 지느러미를 가진 바스 물고기

3.
n. - 참피 나무, 보리수, 인피

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バス, 低音, 最低音部, 低音の, バスの, バスビール, しゅろ皮, その製品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من السمك, صوت عميق, مغني بصوت جهير (صفه) عميق الصوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בס, נמוך ביותר (קול)‬
n. - ‮קול בס, כלי מיתרים בעל צליל נמוך, הקול הגברי הנמוך ביותר‬
n. - ‮אוקונוס (דג)‬
n. - ‮לכש, חוטי רפיה‬

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