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Sea bass

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Sea bass refers to many fish species, including:

  • Black sea bass (Centropristis striata), whose range is the eastern coast of the United States
  • Giant sea bass (Stereolepsis gigas), off the coast of California
  • Chilean sea bass, a name for the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), recently a popular fare in restaurants
  • European seabass or sea dace (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Bass also refers to a number of freshwater sport fishes.


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