Oklahoma State Fish

White Bass (Sand Bass) Morone chrysops Adopted: April 13, 1974

Oklahoma State Fish: White Bass (Sand Bass)
Credit: Eric Engbretson, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Oklahoma Law

The following information was excerpted from the Oklahoma Revised Statutes, Title 25, Chapter 3, Section 25-98.2.

Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions.
Chapter 3 - State Emblems and Honorary Positions.
SECTION 25-98.2

§25-98.2. State fish.

The white bass, Morone chrysops, sometimes known as sand bass, is hereby designated and adopted as the state fish of the State of Oklahoma.

Laws 1974, c. 38, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1974.

Sources...

Oklahoma Statutes. Oklahoma . 2009. 14 March 2009
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.

Additional Information

Oklahoma State Icons: State of Oklahoma.

White Bass - Morone chrysops: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Morone chrysops: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.

Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820): Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (01/2009).

Morone chrysops - (Rafinesque, 1820): NatureServe Explorer: An Online Encyclopedia of Life.

Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820): Integrated Taxonomic Information System! Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

State Fish: Complete list of official state fish.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official Oklahoma state symbols.

Fishing in Oklahoma: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Fish Oklahoma: OkieFish.com - Oklahoma's Fishing Resource.

Fishing Oklahoma: Complete fishing information for Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Bass Fishing: Bass fishing magazine - A keeper online.

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