Perch (disambiguation)

Perch may refer to:

• Perch (surname), a surname (and list of people with that name)
• Perch (unit), unit of measure for length, area, and volume
• 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
• The Perch (Binsey), a historic pub in Binsey, Oxfordshire, England
• The Perch, a historic house in Austin, Texas, USA, part of Granger House and The Perch

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:
  • Surfperch (Embiotocidae) several species, northern Pacific shore fish, including
    • Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata)
    • Pile perch, genus Rhacochilus along with shiner perch, commonly seen around pier pilings along the Pacific shore of North America
  • Barber perch (Caesioperca rasor)
  • 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)
  • Silver perch several species, including:
    • Bairdiella chrysoura, native to the East Coast of the United States
    • Bidyanus bidyanus, endemic to Australia
    • Leiopotherapon plumbeus, endemic to the Philippines
  • Climbing perch family (climbing gourami, Anabantidae)
  • Lepomis species are often called perch in some areas of the United States, especially in the Ozarks region.
  • Japanese perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)
  • Pond perch (Lepomis gibbosus)
  • Blue perch (Badis badis)
• Japanese seaperch, the common name for the saltwater fish in the genus Sebastes
  • Japanese white seaperch (Sebastes cheni)
  • Japanese red seaperch (Sebastes inermis)
  • Japanese black seaperch (Sebastes ventricosus)