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Definition of sand bass

sand bass

Plural:sand bass
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1

North American A marine game fish (Paralabrax nebulifer) of the sea bass family, characterized by vertical barring and commonly found over sandy or muddy sea bottoms along the coast of Southern California and Baja California.

Example

"The anglers chartered a boat out of San Diego with the goal of catching sand bass over the offshore flats."

2

American A common regional name for the white bass (Morone chrysops), a silvery freshwater schooling fish native to river systems and reservoirs across the central United States.

Example

"We spent the early morning casting small jigs into the river current, hoping to catch a few schooling sand bass."

• Nearby Words

sanctuary
sanctum
sand
sand bass
sand boa
sand diver
sand lizard

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sand bass. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sand-bass
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