Specimen Information

Perca flavescens
Perca flavescens
(Yellow Perch)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
Animated Map

Specimen ID613881
GroupFishes
GenusPerca
Speciesflavescens
Common NameYellow Perch
StateKY
CountyCalloway
LocalityWildcat Creek at State Highway 280, ~ 12 km E Murray, KY; Tennessee River Dr (TJN 09-84)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKentucky Lake
HUC8 Number06040005
HUC10 NameBlood River
HUC10 Number0604000508
HUC12 NameWildcat Creek-Blood River
HUC12 Number060400050804
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month11
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26017
Author:Yale University
Date:2013
Title:Yale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139
Publisher:Yale University
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalYale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberYPM ICH 022958
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/13/2025].

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