Perch (disambiguation)

• Perch (surname)
  Perch (surname)
  Perch pronounced is a surname of great antiquity and considerable confusion as to its definitive origin.Recorded as Pearch, Pearche, Perch, Perche, Porch and possibly others....
  
  , a surname (and list of people with that name)
• The USS Perch
  USS Perch
  Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Perch, named in honor of the perch, a type of fresh-water spiny-finned fish belonging to the family Percidae....
  
  , multiple ships with the name
• Perch (unit), antique unit of measure of length, area or volume, depending on context, used in medieval France and the British Isles. As a unit of length, replaced by the rod
• Perch, the main shaft connecting the front and rear axles of a coach
  Coach (carriage)
  A coach was originally a large, usually closed, four-wheeled carriage with two or more horses harnessed as a team, controlled by a coachman and/or one or more postilions. It had doors in the sides, with generally a front and a back seat inside and, for the driver, a small, usually elevated seat in...
  
   or other vehicle
• Perch SSSI
  Perch SSSI
  The Perch is a 72.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest close to Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England...
  
   a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England
• Perch (equilibristic)
  Perch (equilibristic)
  The perch is an equilibristic balancing act where one performer balances atop a pole that is being balanced by another performer. Each perch pole has a loop at the top into which the performer may insert either a hand or a foot in order to perform a variety of tricks while hanging down from the loop...
  
  , an equilibristic balancing act
• The Perch (Binsey)
  The Perch (Binsey)
  The Perch is a historic, thatch-roofed public house in Binsey, Oxfordshire on the River Thames overlooking Port Meadow.-History:The Perch dates back 800 years, and the current building, a Grade II Listed Building, to at least the 17th century. It is said to be haunted by a sailor...
  
  , 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
  Perch
  Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning spotted, and the...
  
  , the common name for the freshwater fish in the genus Perca
  • Balkhash perch
    Balkhash perch
    The Balkhash perch is a species of perch found in Kazakhstan, , Uzbekistan, and China. It is very similar to the European perch, and grows to a comparable size.-References:...
    
     (Perca schrenkii)
  • European perch
    European perch
    The European perch, Perca fluviatilis, is a predatory species of perch found in Europe and Asia. In some areas it is known as the redfin perch or English perch, and it is often known simply as perch. The species is a popular quarry for anglers and has been widely introduced beyond its native area,...
    
     (Perca fluviatilis)
  • Yellow perch
    Yellow perch
    The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have six to eight dark, vertical bars on their sides...
    
     (Perca flavescens)
• Temperate perch
  Temperate perch
  The members of Percichthyidae family are known as the temperate perches. They belong to the Order Perciformes or perch-like fishes.The name Percichthyidae derives from the Ancient Greek words Perca for 'perch' and ichthyos for 'fish' and translated basically means perch-like...
  
  , fish of the family Percichthyidae

• Several other species of fish, including:
  • Barber perch
    Barber perch
    The barber perch , also called the barber sea perch, red perch or Tasmanian barber is a sea bass endemic to Australia, found from southern Victoria to south-western Western Australia, including Tasmania....
    
     (Caesioperca rasor)
  • Estuary perch
    Estuary perch
    The estuary perch, Macquaria colonorum, is an Australian species of the Percichthyidae family.It is very similar to and very closely related to its sister species the Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata...
    
     (Macquaria colonorum)
  • Golden perch
    Golden perch
    The golden perch, Macquaria ambigua, is an Australian native freshwater fish, primarily of the Murray-Darling river system. It is not a true perch of the genus Perca....
    
     (Macquaria ambigua)
  • Macquarie perch
    Macquarie perch
    The Macquarie perch is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system. It is a member of the Percichthyidae family and is closely related to the golden perch ....
    
     (Macquaria australasica)
  • Nile perch
    Nile perch
    The Nile perch is a species of freshwaterfish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is widespread throughout muchof the Afrotropic ecozone, being native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal, Niger, and Lake Chad, Volta, Lake Turkana and other river basins. It also occurs in the brackish waters of...
    
     (Lates niloticus)
  • Pirate perch
    Pirate perch
    The pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus, is a freshwater fish of the Percopsiformes order. This small fish is native to the eastern half of North America. It is dark brown, sometimes with a darker band near the base tail. A unique feature of this fish is the forward placement of its cloaca, under...
    
     (Aphredoderus sayanus)
  • White perch
    White perch
    The white perch, Morone americana, is not a true perch but is, rather, a fish of the temperate bass family, Moronidae, notable as a food and game fish in eastern North America.The name "white perch" is sometimes erroneously applied to the white crappie....
    
     (Morone americana)
  • Rock Perch (Ambloplites rupestris)
  • Sacramento perch
    Sacramento perch
    The Sacramento perch is a sunfish native to the Sacramento–San Joaquin, Pajaro, and Salinas River areas in California but widely introduced throughout the western United States....
    
     (Archoplites interruptus)
  • shiner perch
    Shiner perch
    The shiner perch Cymatogaster aggregata is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California...
    
     (Cymatogaster aggregata)
  • Silver Perch
    Silver Perch
    Silver perch is a medium sized freshwater fish endemic to the Murray-Darling river system in south-eastern Australia. The scientific name comes from an aboriginal name for the species recorded by Major Mitchell on his 1832 expedition. It is not a perch, being a grunter in the family Terapontidae...
    
     (Bidyanus bidyanus)
  • American silver perch
    American silver perch
    The American silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura, is an American fish. Widespread on the eastern seaboard, the silver perch is commonly caught by inshore anglers in search of larger species. Rarely attains...
    
     (Bairdiella chrysoura)
  • Climbing perch family (Climbing gourami, Anabantidae)
  • Lepomis
    Lepomis
    Lepomis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The most recognizable species of the sixteen in this genus is the Bluegill....
    
    species are often called perch in some areas of the United States, especially in the Ozarks region.