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Painted by Hashime Murayania 
SEA BASS {Centropristes striatus) 
The Sea Bass usually moves sluggishly about the ocean floor feeding on Crabs, Shrimps, small fish and Squids. While it is found from Gloucester, Massachusetts, 
to Jacksonville, Florida, its region of greatest abundance is from Montauk Point, Long Island, to North Carolina. The average size of Sea Bass is two pounds. 
