Specimen Information

Perca flavescens
Perca flavescens
(Yellow Perch)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34706
GroupFishes
GenusPerca
Speciesflavescens
Common NameYellow Perch
StateKY
LocalityOhio River
HUC8 NameOhio
HUC8 Number05000000
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:82
Author:Burr, B.M., and M.L. Warren, Jr.
Date:1986
Title:A distributional atlas of Kentucky fishes. Scientific and Technical Series No. 4.
Publisher:Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
Pages:398 pp
CommentsNot certain whether individuals that occasionally appear in the Ohio River are stragglers from native populations or escapees from introduced populations. Native to Ohio River proper.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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