#2073 · 🐟 fish

European Perch

🇳🇱 Baars ·Perca fluviatilis

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Sascha Schulz · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Sascha Schulz · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Christa Rohrbach · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Lorenzo Alberto Bignami · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Ivan Pancic · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Евгений Софронов · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Damir Yumagulov / Дамир Юмагулов · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Perca fluviatilis , commonly known as the European perch , perch , redfin perch , big-scaled redfin , English perch , Eurasian perch , Eurasian river perch or common perch , is a predatory species of perch found in Europe and northern Asia. The species is a popular quarry for anglers, and has been widely introduced beyond its native area, into Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They have caused substantial damage to native fish populations in Australia and have been proclaimed a noxious...

base stats

NL sightings 359iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 11,988iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 359 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #2 most seen of the fish in NL.
11,988 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).