Morone americana (Gmelin, 1789)
White perch
Morone americana
photo by Lyons, J.

Family:  Moronidae (Temperate basses)
Max. size:  58 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,720.0 g; max. reported age: 16 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m, anadromous
Distribution:  North America: Atlantic Slope drainages from St. Lawrence drainage in Quebec, Canada south to Savannah River in Georgia, USA. Transplanted to Great Lakes (except Superior) and Ohio-Missouri-Mississippi river systems of mid-western USA; elsewere as far west as Colorado, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in fresh, brackish and coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Inhabits pools and other quiet-water areas of medium to large rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 86798). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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