open the fish
intimate look at the perch's organ
background info
- The fish in the class Osteichthyes have bony skeletons
- The perch is an example of a ray-finned fish
- Its fins have spiny rays of cartilage &/or bone to support and protect them
Yellow Perch spawn (mate) in early Spring. Females lay eggs in strands (up to 40,000
Scientific name Perca flavescens, (Family Percidae
Predators of Yellow Perch include larger fish, such as Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Chain Pickerel, Walleye, Bluegill and other sunfish. Birds, including herons, gulls, eagles, hawks, kingfishers, and mergansers
cross unit/ecology/evolution/
- Morphological variation and habitat use in fish populations
- The ontogeny of foraging specialization
- Zooplankton primary food
- age one macroinvertebrates,
- adults invertebrates, fish eggs, crayfish, mysid shrimp
cross unit /human benifs
humans eat fish
go on a trip to fish /have fun
health benefits
Fish Nerds Yellow Perch Under Ice Fishing