Looking For: Hook, Line, and Sinker
A Look inside a Perch: Perca flavescens
Jacob Arrington
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The Essentials
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Perca
Species: Flavescens
Map of European Perch Distribution
Perch Habitat
Perch live in fresh water environments with plenty of vegetation and other fish
Perch Endocrine System
Swim Bladder: Helps with the release of hormones
FUN FACTS
- Eggs are lain in long gelatinous strands
- Dorsal fins have long spikes
- The European Perch does not exist in North America
- Only the Yellow Perch is found in North America
- Perch are one of the most abundant fish species in the world