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Genus Family: Percidae 🍽️ 2 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Perca

Species
3
Max Length
60 cm
Max Weight
4.8 kg
Max Lifespan
22 yrs
Avg Trophic
4.20
Threatened
-

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
3

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

China
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Algeria
1 spp.
France
1 spp.
Ireland
1 spp.
Moldova
1 spp.
Poland
1 spp.
Spain
1 spp.
United Kingdom
1 spp.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 spp.
Egypt
1 spp.
Iceland
1 spp.
Liechtenstein
1 spp.
New Zealand
1 spp.
Slovakia
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
56 m

🏆 World Records

weight
American yellow perch - 1.91 kg
Perca flavescens
🎣 C. C. Abbott 📍 Bordentown, New Jersey 📅 May 1865