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yellow perch
noun
: a common North American freshwater fish (Perca flavescens) of the perch family that has yellowish sides with dark green vertical bands and is a popular food and sport fish
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In addition to walleyes and saugers, the survey tallied an increase in the abundance of eater-size yellow perch, Skoog said.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2024
The tribal fish hatcheries also produce other popular harvested fish, including muskellunge, brook trout and yellow perch.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
There, zebra mussels and quagga mussels have thrived and caused a major decline in the yellow perch fishery.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) long-standing record for yellow perch was shattered last month, according to an IDNR Facebook post from May 1.
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Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 9 May 2024
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First Known Use
1791, in the meaning defined above
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“Yellow perch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20perch. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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