White perch

White perch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Moronidae
Genus: Morone
Species:
M. americana
Binomial name
Morone americana
(J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms[2]
  • Perca americana J. F. Gmelin, 1789
  • Roccus americanus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
  • Perca immaculata Walbaum, 1792
  • Morone rufa Mitchill, 1814
  • Morone pallida Mitchill, 1814

The white perch (Morone americana) is not a true perch but is a fish of the temperate bass family, Moronidae, notable as a food and game fish in eastern North America. In some places it is referred to as "Silver Bass".[citation needed]

The common name "white perch" is sometimes applied to the white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2013). "Morone americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T184088A18231622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T184088A18231622.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Morone americana". FishBase. February 2023 version.
  3. ^ "White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis)". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved 12 February 2023.