Yellow Perch

The yellow perch (Perca flavescens), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch or preacher is a freshwater ray-finned fish from the perch family Percidae, native to much of central North America, particularly the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin and the Upper Mississippi River catchment (which connects to the former via canals). It was first described in 1814 by Samuel Latham Mitchill from New York, and is closely related and morphologically similar to the European perch (Perca fluviatilis), and is sometimes considered a subspecies of its European counterpart.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow Perch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Perca fluviatilis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Perciformes

Family

Percidae

Genus

Perca

Species

Perca flavescens

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