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What is the classification of a perch?
Perca
Perch/Scientific names
What are distinguishing characteristics of perch fish?
True perch are spiny-rayed fish which have one or more sharp spines on their fins. While they are quite variable in appearance, they all are slender in body shape, have two dorsal (back) fins, and one anal fin. True perch can be separated into two groups: larger perches and smaller perches.
Are perch osteichthyes?
Perch belong to the class Osteicthyes, whose members have a skeleton of bone rather than cartilage. Bony fish comprise the largest group of vertebrates living today, both in the number of individuals (millions) and in the number of species (about 30,000).
What is the scientific name for perch?
What Kingdom is a perch IN?
Animal
Perch/Kingdom
What family is the perch from?
Percidae
Perch/Family
What makes perch unique?
Yellow Perch Interesting Facts Yellow perch are a member of the perch family (Percidae). Yellow perch spawning is unique; they lay their eggs in long, connected ribbons. Yellow perch can reach a maximum length of about 16″ and weigh over 2 pounds.
Is a bluegill a perch?
Bluegill and other sunfish, sometimes called bream, are often incorrectly referred to as perch. Perch, however, are very different. Perch belong to a separate family of fish not related to bluegill or other sunfish. Common species from the perch family include walleye, sauger, yellow perch and darters.
What kingdom do perch belong to?
Animalia
Perch
| Perches Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
What is the common name for the class of fish that the perch belongs?
questions on worksheet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the common name for the class of fish that the perch belongs to? | actinopterygii |
| what are some features of this class | bony skeleton, most species in class, 2 dorsal fins |
| how are the two dorsal fins different | one has spines other soft rays |
Are bluegills perch?
What family does perch belong to?
Perch/Family
Perch Family Percidae. Among New York’s popular sport fish are three members of the perch family-yellow perch, walleye, and sauger. The colorful little darters are members of this family, but these small, nongame fish are not often encountered.