American yellow perch
(Perca flavescens)

Classification

Species: Perca flavescens
Genus: Perca - Perches
Family: Percidae - Perches
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: American yellow perch
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Temperate, Continental
Native: North America
Distribution: Klamath River, Connecticut River, Savannah river, Neuse, Columbia, Rappahannock, St. Lawrence River, Delaware River, Mississippi, Lake Washington, Santee River

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