Morone chrysops

Basic information
Scientific name	Morone chrysops	(No picture)
Common names	White bass
Higher taxon	Moronidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Eastern coast of North America and St. Lawrence River, Canada
Habitat	Lakes, ponds, and backwater of rivers with clear water and sandy or muddy bottom.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan. However, found at Tokyo Bay and Kasumigaura Lake. in 2000.
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Deliberate: Hybrid with striped bass (M. saxatilis) was used for game fishing.
Impact	Potentially: Competition with and predation on native aquatic animals Native organism(s) affected: Fishes, crustaceans, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Import, transport and keeping are prohibited by the Invasive Alien Species Act. In England and Wales, keeping and release of the genus Morone are prohibited.
Introduced range in other countries	Mexico (from USA), Turkey

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2011-1-06) http://www.fishbase.org/ JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) etc.	Morone chrysops × Morone saxatillis is Invasive alien species (Invasive Species Act)