Perch (disambiguation)
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Perch may refer to:
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- Perch (plural perches), a rod, or branch of a tree etc, used as a roost by a bird
- The USS Perch, one of two submarines in the United States Navy
- Perch, an antique unit of measure of length, area or volume, depending on context, used in medieval France and the British Isles. As a unit of length, replaced by the rod
- Perch, the main shaft connecting the front and rear axles of a coach or other vehicle
- Perch SSSI a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England
- Perch (equilibristic), an equilibristic balancing act
[edit] Fish
- Perch, the common name for the freshwater fish in the genus Perca
- Balkhash perch (Perca schrenkii)
- European perch (Perca fluviatilis)
- Yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
- Temperate perch, fish of the family Percichthyidae
- Several other species of fish, including:
- Estuary perch (Macquaria colonorum)
- Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua)
- Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica)
- Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
- Pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus)
- White perch (Morone americana)
- Rock Perch (Ambloplites rupestris)
- Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)
- shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata)
- Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus)
- American silver perch (Bairdiella chrysoura)
- Climbing perch family (Climbing gourami, Anabantidae)