Bass is the name of a number of fishes of several genera, but originally belonging to a genus of sea-fishes (Labrax) of the perch family, distinguished from the true perches by having the tongue covered by small teeth and the preoperculum smooth. Labrax lupus, the only British species, called also sea-dace, and from its voracity sea-wolf, resembles somewhat the salmon in shape, and is much esteemed for the table, weighing about 15 Ibs. Labrax linedtus (Roccus linedtus), or striped bass, an American species, weighing from 25 to 30 Ibs., is much used for food, and is also known as rock-fish. Both species occasionally ascend rivers, and attempts have been made to cultivate British bass in fresh-water ponds with success. Two species of black bass (Micropterus salmoides and Micropterus dolomieu), American freshwater fishes, are excellent as food and give fine sport to the angler. The former is often called the large-mouthed black bass, from the size of its mouth. Both make nests and take great care of their eggs and young. The Centropristis nigricans, an American sea-fish of the perch family, and weighing 2 to 3 Ibs., is known as the sea-bass.
The bleak (Alburnus lucidus) is a small river fish, six or seven inches long. It is a member of the Carp family and resembles the dace. It is found in England and Europe. It is generally silver but with a green back and is very edible. Research Bleak
The Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) is a fresh water fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). They are found in fast-flowing streams and lakes, often forming shoals. The dace resembles the roach but is longer and thinner. It is a gregarious fish inhabiting chiefly deep clear streams with a gentle current. It seldom exceeds a pound in weight. Research Dace
The graining is a fish of the dace kind found chiefly in the Mersey and its tributaries and in some of the Swiss lakes. The nose is more rounded than that of the dace, the eye larger, and the dorsal fin commences half-way between the point of the nose and the end of the fleshy portion of the tail. It seldom weighs more than half a pound; in habit and food it resembles the trout. Research Graining
The roach (Leuciscus rutilus) is a common freshwaterfish of north Europe, related to the dace. The body is silvery in colour, the lower fins of the adult being tinged with red. Research Roach
The USS Dace was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Dace had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch sterntorpedo tubes. Research Dace
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