Morone americana, White perch : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Morone americana (Gmelin, 1789)

White perch
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Common names: White perch
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Atlantic Slope drainages from St. Lawrence drainage south to Savannah River in Georgia. Introduced to Great Lakes and Ohio-Missouri-Mississippi river systems of mid-western USA; elsewere as far west as Colorado (Ref. 86798). Introduced populations in Lake Ontario drainage have become established following construction of the Erie Canal. A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Found in 1 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Also Ref. 7251.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
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Common names from other countries

Bar blanc d'Amérique, Lubina blanca, Sea perch, ... more

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Moronidae (Temperate basses)
More on author: Gmelin.

Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range Ecologie

marien; zoet water; brak water benthopelagisch; anadroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 0 - 10 m (Ref. 7251). Temperate; 10°C - 33°C (Ref. 121663); 50°N - 32°N, 96°W - 59°W

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North America: Atlantic Slope drainages from St. Lawrence drainage in Quebec, Canada south to Savannah River in Georgia, USA. Transplanted to Great Lakes (except Superior) and Ohio-Missouri-Mississippi river systems of mid-western USA; elsewere as far west as Colorado, USA.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 86798); common length : 13.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12193); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.7 kg (Ref. 120584); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 16 Jaren (Ref. 72462)

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Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs in fresh, brackish and coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Inhabits pools and other quiet-water areas of medium to large rivers, usually over mud (Ref. 86798). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja; Aquarium: Publieke aquaria
FAO - visserij: aanvoer; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 4.7 - 18.2, mean 10.2 °C (based on 64 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5781   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00184 - 0.01082), b=3.13 (2.91 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 15.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.07-0.13; tmax=7(?)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). 🛈
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 21.2 [10.2, 55.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.219 [0.101, 0.486] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.8, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.264 [0.103, 0.641] g/100g; Selenium = 9.81 [3.76, 23.71] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.7 [4.7, 95.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.932 [0.573, 1.452] mg/100g (wet weight);