• Adult
    Adult

White Perch

Morone americana

Order: 
Morone
Family: 
americana

Description

White perch are small  7 to 12 inches in length. They are silvery greenish-gray fish with a dark, highly domed back . Sources: https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=777https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/aquaticanimals/whiteperch/index.html.

Location in Nebraska

Found throughout Nebraska.

Pathway of Introduction and Spread

White Perch was brought from New Jersey to Nebraska in 1964, and fry produced that year in a hatchery were accidentally introduced into a reservoir that provided access to the Missouri River (Hergenrader and Bliss 1971). White Perch has been stocked intentionally in other areas for sportfishing. Factsheet.

Impacts

Adults feed on fish eggs and minnows.