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Perch
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the genus of fish. For other uses, see Perch (disambiguation).
"Perches" redirects here. For the commune in Haiti, see Perches, Nord-Est.
"The Perch" redirects here. For the pub in Binsey, Oxfordshire, see The Perch (Binsey).
Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus Perca, which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from Greek: πέρκη, romanized: perke, meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch (P. fluviatilis).
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Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Percidae |
Subfamily: | Percinae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Genus: | Perca Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Many species of freshwater game fish more or less resemble perch, but belong to different genera. In fact, the exclusively saltwater-dwelling red drum (which belong to a different order Acanthuriformes) is often referred to as a "red perch", though by definition perch are freshwater species. Though many fish are referred to as perch as a common name, to be considered a true perch, the fish must be of the family Percidae.