Range and Identity
Perca flavescens is retained as the scientific identity. Its broad North American range and introduced records should retain their regional context. The species is distinct from White Perch, which belongs to a different genus despite sharing the common perch name.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults form schools and use lake and river habitats, including vegetated areas. Regional observations describe shifts between deeper water and inshore feeding positions. These movements should not become a fixed daily schedule for every population under all seasons and light conditions.
Food and Life History
The upper references are fifty centimeters total length and 1.9 kilograms. Foods include crustaceans, insects and fishes. Spring spawning deposits long gelatinous egg strands over bottom or vegetation, while development varies with local conditions rather than following one exact timetable everywhere.
Field Note
Keep the original identity and setting with an egg or fish observation. A characteristic egg strand is useful evidence, but its developmental timing still depends on the particular water and season.
All Lakes With Yellow Perch
Browse all lakes and reservoirs with confirmed Yellow Perch records in our database, listed alphabetically.
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- 13 Reservoir Washington, WI
- 144 Reservoir Dodge, WI
- 20 Reservoir Jackson, WI
- 3 Reservoir Adams, WI
- 6 Reservoir Juneau, WI
- A1 Site Worcester, MA
- Aabajijiwang Flowage Price, WI
- Aaron Mercer Reservoir Polk, OR
- Aaron River Reservoir Norfolk, MA
- Abbot Lake Kalkaska, MI
- Abbott Pond Northeastern Connecticut, CT
- Aberdeen Reservoir Grays Harbor, WA
- Abita Lake Cook, MN
- Abol Pond Piscataquis, ME
- Abraham Lake Marshall, SD
- Abrams Pond Hancock, ME
- Accord Pond Plymouth, MA
- Ace-In-The-Hole Lake Chippewa, WI
- Achman Lake Stearns, MN
- Ackerman Lake Lincoln, WI
- Ackerman Lakes Itasca, MN
- Ackley Lake Judith Basin, MT
- Ackleys Pond Bradford, PA
- Acme Lake Westmoreland, PA