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White Perch

Morone americana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 137, February 140, March 222, April 434, May 833, June 391, July 294, August 266, September 280, October 229, November 143, December 128.
United States20,308
Canada4,430
Ontario3,495
Ohio2,752
New Jersey2,407
New York2,317
Virginia2,248
Pennsylvania1,755
Michigan1,283
Maryland820

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilyTemperate Basses · Moronidae
GenusWestern Atlantic Temperate Basses · Morone

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