Perch (disambiguation)

Perch may refer to:

Perch (surname), a surname (and list of people with that name)
Perch (unit), unit of measure for length, area, and volume
Perch, the main shaft connecting the front and rear axles of a coach or other vehicle
Perch SSSI a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England
Perch (equilibristic), an equilibristic balancing act
The Perch (Binsey), a historic pub in Binsey, Oxfordshire, England
The Perch, a historic house in Austin, Texas, USA, part of Granger House and The Perch

Fish

Perch, the common name for the freshwater fish in the genus Perca
- Balkhash perch (Perca schrenkii)
- European perch (Perca fluviatilis)
- Yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
Temperate perch, fish of the family Percichthyidae
Several other species of fish, including:
- Surfperch (Embiotocidae) several species, northern Pacific shore fish, including
  - Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata)
  - Pile perch, genus Rhacochilus along with shiner perch, commonly seen around pier pilings along the Pacific shore of North America
- Barber perch (Caesioperca rasor)
- Estuary perch (Macquaria colonorum)
- Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua)
- Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica)
- Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
- Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)
- White perch (Morone americana)
- Rock perch (Ambloplites rupestris)
- Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)
- Silver perch several species, including:
  - Bairdiella chrysoura, native to the East Coast of the United States
  - Bidyanus bidyanus, endemic to Australia
  - Leiopotherapon plumbeus, endemic to the Philippines
- Climbing perch family (climbing gourami, Anabantidae)
- Lepomis species are often called perch in some areas of the United States, especially in the Ozarks region.
- Japanese perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)
- Pond perch (Lepomis gibbosus)
- Blue perch (Badis badis)
Japanese seaperch, the common name for the saltwater fish in the genus Sebastes
- Japanese white seaperch (Sebastes cheni)
- Japanese red seaperch (Sebastes inermis)
- Japanese black seaperch (Sebastes ventricosus)

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