White+Perch

White Perch

The **white perch ** //Morone americana //, is not a true Perch but is, rather, a fish of the temperate bass family they are notable as a food and game fish in eastern North America. Generally silvery-white in colour, hence the name, it has been reported up to 49.5 cm (19.5 in.) in length and weighing 2.2 kg (4.8 lbs.). they don't usally grow to big because it one of Americas top fish that either get eating or capture Although favouring brackish waters, it is also found in fresh water and coastal areas from the St Lawrence River and Lake Ontario south to the pee Dee river.The raw meat is of a somewhat pinkish hue but, when cooked, it is white and flaky. At times a parasite known as Lironeca ovalis is located in the gills. They are only known to reduce the growing rate of white perch. White perch are known to eat the eggs of many species native to the Great Lakes such as Walleye and other true perches. At times, fish eggs are 100% of its diet. They love to eat small minnows like mud minnows and fat head minnows. the negative effect of the organisms is that they do not grow at a fats rate or none of them a full adult white perch wight about 4- pounds if that In 1986 and 1987, different densities of white perch and yellow perch were stocked into cages in the western basin of Lake Erie and their growth responses determined. Fish were weighed and measured pre- and post-stocking. In 1986 when fish were food-limited, individual growth of both species were negatively affected by increased total fish density the postive effect on this organism is that these fish are reproducing at a very high rate their are billions of these fish in the americans river and seas





White perch: White Bass:
 * What do white perch look like? **
 * Variable coloring-generally silvery green on sides.
 * No lines or stripes.
 * Usually less than 10 inches long.
 * White perch closely resemble the native white bass.
 * Differences between white perch and white bass: **
 * Spiny and soft dorsal fin connected. Both fins will pop-up when the spiny dorsal is erected.
 * 3 hard anal fin spines-1 short, 2 long.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Spiny and soft dorsal fin not connected.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3 hard anal fin spines-1 short, 1 medium, 1 long.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Why are white perch a problem? **
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">White perch have been associated with declines in both walleye and white bass populations.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">White perch feed heavily on baitfish utilized by other species.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Out-compete native fishes for food and space.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Hybridize with white bass.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">How do white perch spread? **
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">White perch are easily spread by illegal release.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">It is illegal to release fish taken from one body of water into another.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">How do we control white perch? **
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Angler harvest can be an effective way to control white perch. If you catch a white perch, do not release them back into the water. Eat or dispose of them properly.
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Do not transport or release white perch from one body of water into another.

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 * ~ White perch
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 * = white perch

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 * ~ [|Scientific classification]
 * Kingdom:

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 * Phylum:

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 * Class:

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 * Order:

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 * Family:

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 * Genus:

|| // [|Morone]  //

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 * Species:

|| //** M. americana **//

|| || ( [|Gmelin] , 1789)
 * ~ [|Binomial name]
 * = ** // Morone americana // **

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