Yellow perch

Yellow perch
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Genus:	Perca
Species:	P. flavescens
Binomial name
	Perca flavescens; (Mitchill, 1814)
	Native range of yellow perch
Synonyms
	Morone flavescens Mitchill, 1814; Perca fluviatilis flavescens (Mitchill, 1814); Perca americana Schrank, 1792; Perca notata Rafinesque, 1818; Perca acuta Cuvier, 1828;

The yellow perch (Perca flavescens), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch, American river perch, or preacher, is a species of fish native to much of North America.

It is closely related, and morphologically similar to the European perch, but this fish is not the type species. The yellow perch or Perca flavescens was caught in May 1865 in Bordentown, New Jersey by Dr. C. Abbot. It is the longest-standing record for a freshwater fish in North America.

References[change | change source]

↑ NatureServe (2013). "Perca flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202567A18235054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202567A18235054.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Perca flavescens" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] NatureServe (2013). "Perca flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202567A18235054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202567A18235054.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Perca flavescens" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

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