This is a white perch. It is considered part of the bass family.
They are a silvery thick bodied fish. They are about 2 1/2 to 3 times as long as they are deep.
When they are young they resemble a striped bass. The adult perch has no stripes or very faint stripes. The back varies from olive brown to blackish green, shading to pale or silvery green on it's sides, with a silvery white belly.
They live in fresh water, lakes, back waters, and bays, and even in salt water. It is especially found in ponds that connect to the sea. They are a school fish, with seasonal movements. In the spring they migrate upstream into back waters to spawn. They return back to the deep waters in the fall and winter.
White perch can get 8 to 10 inches in length and weigh less than 1 pound. They have a long lifespan of about twelve years.
They eat seasonally. In the winter through early spring, they eat larva. During the warmer months they eat Mayflies, crustations, water fleas and other small fish.
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