There are 7 to 8 black,unbroken, horizontal stripes along the side. Striped bass are an anadromous species offish.
Anadromous fish inhabits both fresh water and salt water, dependingon the time of year.
Striped bass live in the Atlantic and Pacific coastalwaters and the Gulf of Mexico but enter freshwater streams to spawn. Striped bass feed on threadfin, gizzard shad,crustaceans, insects, and bottom organisms. The heaviest feeding timesare at dawn and dusk. The female deposits eggs in lightto moderate current. The moving water keeps the eggs afloat until theyhatch.