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Roccus

Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)

Status not recordedbony fish

The roccus (Morone saxatilis) is a species in the family Moronidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the roccus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the roccus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the roccus as introduced in 13 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Colombiainvasive
  2. Mexicoinvasive
  3. China
  4. Croatia
  5. Georgia
  6. Germany
  7. Iran
  8. Latvia
  9. Lithuania
  10. Russia
  11. South Africa
  12. Türkiye
  13. Ukraine

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the roccus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the roccus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyMoronidae
  6. genusMorone
  7. SpeciesMorone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)

Synonyms Holocentrus saxatilis, Morone lineatus, Morone saxitilis, Perca mitchilli, Perca mitchilli alternata, Perca mitchilli interupta, Perca saxatilis, Perca septentrionalis, Roccus lineatus, Roccus saxatilis, Roccus striatus, Sciaena lineata

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Atlantic striped bassEnglish
  • Green headsEnglish
  • LinesiderEnglish
  • Maryland bass hybridEnglish
  • Palmetto bass hybridEnglish
  • Paradise bass hybridEnglish
  • Rock (fish)English
  • RockfishEnglish
  • Squid-houndsEnglish
  • Striped bassEnglish
  • Striped sea bassEnglish
  • Striped sea-bassEnglish
  • StriperEnglish
  • Striper bassEnglish
  • Sunshine bass hybridEnglish
  • Virginia bass hybridEnglish
  • Whiterock bass hybridEnglish
  • Wiper hybridEnglish
  • 带纹白鲈Chinese
  • mořčák pruhovanýCzech
  • Stribet barsDanish
  • FelsenbarschGerman
  • lobina estriadaSpanish
  • JuovabassiFinnish
  • bar rayéFrench
  • csíkos sügérHungarian
  • Persico spigolaItalian
  • ストライプドバスJapanese
  • Svītrainais asarisLatvian
  • Stripet havabborNorwegian Bokmål
  • gestreepte baarsDutch
  • skalnik prążkowanyPolish
  • Robalo-mugePortuguese
  • Окунь полосатыйRussian
  • črtasti brancinSlovenian
  • Strimmig HavsabborreSwedish
  • Окунь смугастийUkrainian
  • Cá vược sọcVietnamese
  • 帶紋白鱸Chinese
  • 条纹狼鲈Chinese
  • 條紋狼鱸Chinese
  • 線紋狼鱸Chinese
  • 线纹狼鲈Chinese
  • Lobina rayada del AtlánticoSpanish
  • Lubina estriadaSpanish
  • Bar d'AmériqueFrench
  • Gestreepte zeebaarsDutch
  • Lobina-riscadaPortuguese
  • Полосатый лавракRussian
  • полосатый окуньRussian
  • Polosatyi lavrakRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the roccus

Other species in the same genus Morone.

Humpy

Morone americana

MoronidaeNo free photo yet

Bass

Morone chrysops

MoronidaeNo free photo yet

Bass

Morone mississippiensis

MoronidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the roccus an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the roccus as invasive in 2 countries: Colombia and Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 13 in all.

What kind of animal is the roccus?

The roccus (Morone saxatilis) belongs to the family Moronidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Roccus (Morone saxatilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/roccus

MLA

“Roccus (Morone saxatilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/roccus.

BibTeX
@misc{roccus_2026,
  title = {Roccus (Morone saxatilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/roccus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}