60–90ºF/20–35ºC in both fresh and brackish water A number of different species and hybrids are sold under the name tilapia, and have different qualities Oreochromis nilotica is said to have been cultured the longest and to have the best flesh The Nile perch and tilapia are among the few freshwater fish to produce TMAO, which breaks down into fishy-smelling TMA (p 193) Basses The freshwater basses and sunfish of North America are mostly sport fish, but one has become an important product of aquaculture: the hybrid striped bass, a cross between the freshwater white bass of the eastern United States and the seagoing striped bass The hybrid grows faster than either parent, is more robust, and yields more meat, which can remain edible for up to two weeks Compared to the wild striped bass, the hybrid has a more fragile texture and bland flavor Occasionally muddy aroma can be reduced by removing the skin The ocean basses — the American striped bass and European sea bass (French loup de mer, Italian branzino) are prized for their firm, fine-flavored flesh and simple skeletons; the sea bass is now farmed in the Mediterranean and Scandinavia Bass Family Relations Sea Bass European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax Black sea bass Centropristis striatus Striped bass Morone saxtalis North American Freshwater Bass White bass Morone chrysops Yellow bass Morone mississippiensis ...fragile texture and bland flavor Occasionally muddy aroma can be reduced by removing the skin The ocean basses — the American striped bass and European sea bass (French loup de mer, Italian branzino) are prized for their... mer, Italian branzino) are prized for their firm, fine-flavored flesh and simple skeletons; the sea bass is now farmed in the Mediterranean and Scandinavia Bass Family Relations Sea Bass European sea bass... Black sea bass Centropristis striatus Striped bass Morone saxtalis North American Freshwater Bass White bass Morone chrysops Yellow bass Morone mississippiensis