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=777 & https://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.