Morone americana
White Perch
Maryland Bass hybrid, Virginia Bass hybrid, White Perch White Bass hybrid, White Perch Yellow Bass hybrid · FR: baret
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Moronidae (Temperate Basses)
Morone
Morone americana (White Perch)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Slope drainages from St. Lawrence drainage in Quebec, Canada south to Savannah River in Georgia, USA. Transplanted to Great Lakes (except Superior) and Ohio-Missouri-Mississippi river systems of mid-western USA; elsewere as far west as Colorado, USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish, marine. benthopelagic. depth range 0-10 m. Found in: streams, lakes, estuaries.
Biology
Occurs in fresh, brackish and coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Inhabits pools and other quiet-water areas of medium to large rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 86798). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
Max length: 58.0 cm TL; common length: 13.5 cm TL; max weight: 2720 g; max age: 16 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Low (K=0.07-0.13; tmax=7(?)).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish; aquarium: public aquariums.
References
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Prout, M.W., E.L. Mills and J.L. Forney (1990) Diet, growth, and potential competitive interactions between age-0 white perch and yellow perch in Oneida Lake, New York. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 119(6):966-975.
Bath, D.W. and J.M. O'Connor (1985) Food preferences of white perch in the Hudson River Estuary. N.Y. Fish Game J. 32(1):63-70.
Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns (2001) Morphological and ecological characteristics of Canadian freshwater fishes. Can. MS Rpt. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2554:iv+89p.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (2011) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p.
Teletchea, F., A. Fostier, E. Kamler, J-N. Gardeur, P-Y. Le Bail, B. Jalabert and P. Fontaine (2009) Comparative analysis of reproductive traits in 65 freshwater fish species: application to the domestication of new fish species. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 19:403-430.
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