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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Percinae — theyellow perches .
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Não Perca tempo e faça seu cadastro hoje mesmo! by Pablo-L2GP
Kings and Kings SVGL 2009
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In North America, for example, the distribution of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) is projected to expand northward beyond its current, primarily subarctic distribution.
Changes in aquatic biota and ecosystem structure and function in the Arctic 2009
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Growth opportunity, however, is increasingly restricted on a south – north gradient and the constraint has been demonstrated to effectively explain the northern distributional limit of yellow perch in central and western North America (Fig. 8.17), European perch (Perca fluviatilis) in Eurasia, and the small-mouth bass in central North America.
Approaches to projecting climate change effects on arctic fish populations 2009
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Warm-water species found in shallow waters include perch Perca fluviatilis and roach Rutilus rutilus.
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Perca: perch, of which there are fourteen different species in México, in the waters off northern Baja.
A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar 2006
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Perca: perch, of which there are fourteen different species in México, in the waters off northern Baja.
A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar 2006
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Perca: perch, of which there are fourteen different species in México, in the waters off northern Baja.
A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar 2006
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The European perch (_Perca fluviatilis_) has a place by itself in the affections of anglers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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-- The yellow perch of America (_Perca flavescens_) is very much like its European cousin in appearance and habits, but it is not so highly esteemed by American anglers, because they are fortunate in being possessed of a better fish in the black bass, another member of the perch family.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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Another excellent fish for the table is the Pike-Perch, (_Lucio-Perca_) or Glass-Eyed Pike, from his large, brilliant eyes.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 Various
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