in taxon yellow perch itis:168469 Perca flavescens American perch CEC1993:607 Dodd fish The yellow perch (Perca flavescens), commonly referred to as perch, is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samuel Latham Mitchill from New York. It is closely related, and morphologically similar to the European perch (Perca fluviatilis). coontail lake perch perca flavescens raccoon perch ring-tail perch ringed perch striped perch perch Perca flavescens ready for release