Yellow Perch
(also known as Yellow perch, Lake perch, Ringed perch)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Perca flavescens
Fender's Fish Farm sells the Yellow Perch. The yellow perch is native to Ohio and is found in lakes, impoundments, ponds, and slow moving rivers. It prefers clear water with moderate vegetation and lots of sand or gravel bottoms. Yellow perch range from 1 ounce to 1 pound with some fish known to exceed 2 pounds. Rarely are they longer than 12 inches in length.
Sides are golden yellow to brassy green with six to eight dark vertical saddles with a white to yellow belly. Yellow perch have many small teeth, but no large canines.