Black bass

	1.	(Zool.) An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. The small-mouthed kind is Micropterus dolomieī; the large-mouthed is Micropterus salmoides.
	2.	The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3.

Noun	1.	black bass - bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States Synonyms: black sea bass, Centropistes striata
	2.	black bass - widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)

black sea bass, Centropistes striata, Centropristis, genus Centropristis, sea bass