White Perch

Epitheliocystis. Bacterial diseases

Assuming same mode of reproduction as in M. saxatilis.

Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Occurs in fresh, brackish and coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Primarily found in brackish water but common in pools and other quiet water areas of medium to large rivers, usually over mud. Anadromous species. In freshwater they feed on aquatic insects (caddisflies, mayflies, dragonflies and midge larvae), fish eggs and small fishes (smelt, yellow perch, elvers and the young of their own species); crustaceans, small fishes and fish eggs consumed in the salt water.

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).

fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums; price category: low; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species