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| Scientific Name | Morone saxatilis |
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| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Family | Chordata |
| Habitat | Temperate Coasts |
| Food | Mollusks, Worms, Small Fish |
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis, also called Atlantic striped bass, stripers, linesiders, rock, pimpfish or rockfish) is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and the state saltwater (marine) fish of New York and New Hampshire. They are also found in the Minas Basin and Gaspereau River in Nova Scotia Canada.