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Definition of Perca flavescens
1. Noun. North American perch.
Generic synonyms: Perch
Group relationships: Genus Perca, Perca
Terms within: Perch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perca Flavescens
Literary usage of Perca flavescens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE YELLOW-PERCH (perca flavescens) The yellow-perch was first described by Dr.
Mitchill in 1814, from the vicinity of New York. He named it flavescens, ..."
2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"THE YELLOW-PERCH ( perca flavescens) The yellow-perch was first described by Dr.
Mitchill in 1814, from the vicinity of New York. He named it flavescens, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History by Boston Society of Natural History (1844)
"... been added to the Catalogue : perca flavescens, Mitchill, from Concord River.
... previously regarded by him as perca flavescens, is P. granulata, Cuv. ..."