Morone

Italian family of painters. (1) Domenico Morone was the leading early Renaissance painter of Verona, and his son (2) Francesco Morone was similarly important for Veronese High Renaissance painting.

The following members have entries:

• Domenico Morone
• Francesco Morone

See the Abbreviations for further details.

Genus of finfish in family Perichthyidae. Includes M. chrysops (white bass), M. saxatilis (striped bass).

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes
  Synonym: genus Morone

For people named Morone, see Morone (surname).

Morone Fossil range: Eocene to Present[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Morone chrysops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Moronidae Genus: Morone Mitchill, 1814
Species
Morone americana (white perch) Morone chrysops (white bass) Morone mississippiensis (yellow bass) Morone saxatilis (striped bass)

Morone is a genus of temperate basses (family Moronidae), consisting of four species.

References

1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 

• Morone (TSN 167676). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 6 June 2006.
• "Morone". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.

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