white bass
noun
: a North American freshwater bony fish (Morone chrysops of the family Percichthyidae) that is used for food
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What fish are in Lake Pleasant? Largemouth, striped and white bass
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Lake Pleasant is home to a great flathead catfish fishery.
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 23 June 2024
Bass can be any species called bass such as largemouth bass, striped bass or white bass.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
That goes for white perch and white bass, too.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
Look deep enough on Instagram and there are various pictures of Galloway with a catch — brown trout, bass, catfish, white bass.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2023
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Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 23 June 2024
Bass can be any species called bass such as largemouth bass, striped bass or white bass.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
That goes for white perch and white bass, too.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
Look deep enough on Instagram and there are various pictures of Galloway with a catch — brown trout, bass, catfish, white bass.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2023
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“White bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20bass. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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