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| Scientific Name | Morone americana (Gmelin, 1789) |
| Common Name | White Perch |
| Type Locality | Long Island, New York, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Labrax nigricans, Morone pallida, Morone rufa, Perca immaculata, Perca mucronata, Roccus americanus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 495mm or 19.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: St. Lawrence-Lake Ontario drainage in Quebec, Canada south to Peedee 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3), pp 1308. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. americana on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. americana on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. americana on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.140.1099.5875 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Sep 06 13:13) |