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Scientific Name	**Perca flavescens** (Mitchill, 1814)
Common Names	Yellow Perch American Perch, American Yellow Perch (American), Lake Perch, Perch
Type Locality	New York, U.S.A.
Pronunciation	per ka - flah vess sens.
Etymology	Perca is the ancient Greek word for Perch. The specific epithet, flavescens, is means yellow.
Species Information
Size	500mm or 19.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	North America: Atlantic, Arctic, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins from Nova Scotia and Quebec west to Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories in Canada, and south to Ohio, Illinois and Nebraska in the USA; south in Atlantic drainages to Santee River in South Carolina, USA.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012.
Temperature	13.5-22.5°C or 56.3-72.5°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	While they can tolerate a wider temperature range, the best range for optimal health in aquaria is 56-72 F.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Omnivorous. Feed brine shrimp, bloodworms, frozen supermarket shrimp or live minnows. Some will accept spirulina which most of the time noticeably improves their overall coloration. They seldom accept dry foods but it is possible to wean them on to this. User data.
Suggested Tankmates	Other decently sized North American native fish such as Bluegills, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Black and White Crappie, Bullhead Catfish, and Channel Catfish are good candidates.
Breeding	Would be hard to achieve naturally within the confines of an aquarium. Females lay egg strands on aquatic vegetation or structures and males them fertilize them. No parental care is given for the eggs or fry.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, pp 18.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 08 14:11 (species record created: 2014 Aug 14 07:42)