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Fish

Trout Perch

Family: Percopsidae - Trout Perches

Family Profile

Distribution and Habitat

N=Native, I=Introduced (exotic), X=Extinct, P=Extirpated

Image/Link	Scientific Name	Common Name	Lake Superior	Lake Michigan	Lake Huron	Lake Erie	Lake Ontario	Habitat
	Percopsis omiscomaycus	trout perch	N	N	N	N	N	stream/creek/river/littoral

Table modified from "The Life of the Lakes: A Guide to the Great Lakes Fishery" MI Sea Grant Extension, Michigan State University.

Species Profile

Percopsis omiscomaycus - trout perch

Profile - Fishes of Minnesota

Scientific Profile - Fishes of Wisconsin

Scientific Profile - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Pale, spotted fishes particularly characteristic of the shoal waters of the Great Lakes. Troutperch are nocturnal - in deep waters in lakes; migrate to shallow waters to feed at night. Trout-perch eat a variety of small aquatic animals including waterfleas, copepods, sideswimmers, fingernail clams, and midge larvae. Larval trout-perch eat rotifers, waterfleas, and copepods, while large adults occasionally go for a small minnow or darter. Length to 13 cm.

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