White perch
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The white perch (Morone americana) is not a true perch but is a fish of the temperate bass family, Moronidae, notable as a food and game fish in eastern North America. In some places it is referred to as "Silver Bass".[citation needed]
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White perch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Family: | Moronidae |
Genus: | Morone |
Species: | M. americana |
Binomial name | |
Morone americana (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | |
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The common name "white perch" is sometimes applied to the white crappie (Pomoxis annularis).[3]