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European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 35,991, February 26,583, March 41,649, April 65,524, May 94,474, June 103,018, July 110,236, August 94,803, September 69,602, October 51,953, November 28,389, December 22,188.
United States744,418
Alaska744,410
Russia2,222
United Kingdom823
England783
Germany521
France454
Ukraine320
Austria280
Finland270

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPerches, Scorpionfishes, Sticklebacks, and Allies · Perciformes
FamilyPerches, Darters, and allies · Percidae
GenusPerches · Perca

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