Specimen ID | 850811 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Perca |
Species | flavescens |
Common Name | Yellow Perch |
State | MT |
County | Flathead |
Locality | Rogers Lake in Glacier National Park |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | North Fork Flathead |
HUC8 Number | 17010206 |
HUC10 Name | Camas Creek-North Fork Flathead River |
HUC10 Number | 1701020606 |
HUC12 Name | Camas Creek |
HUC12 Number | 170102060602 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1986 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked illegally |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 27494 |
Author: | Vashro, J. |
Date: | 1990 |
Title: | Illegal aliens |
Journal: | Montana Outdoors |
Volume: | 1990 |
Issue: | July/August |
Pages: | 35-37 |
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Comments | rainbow trout, brook trout, and yellow perch were illegally introduced in rapid succession. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | locale |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Specimen Impact | Yellow perch are rapidly reproducing and will eventually eat the grayling into oblivion. Fishermen now catching nice trout and perch are resisting recommendations to rehab, but the lake will soon be full of stunted perch as their numbers exceed the food supply and growth rates drop. |