White Perch Facts

• 6-12" long
  

• Deep body
  

• Silvery with no horizontal black stripes
  

• First and second dorsal fins connected
  

• No teeth on base of tongue, but a few teeth on edge
  

• 9 rays in anal fin
  

• Spawn April-May in 55-70 F water
  

• Migrate into tributary steams or shallow water areas in lakes
  

• Scatters eggs in shallow water. Adhesive eggs sink and become attached to vegetation and rocks