Pirate perch

Its preferred habitat are backwaters of warm water and little current.

The Pirate perch lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus, is a freshwater fish of the Percopsiformes order. This small fish is native to the eastern half of North America. It is dark brown, sometimes with a darker band near the base tail. More

The pirate perch family Aphredoderidae is represented by a single species in the eastern part of this continent. It is a distant relative and shares some physical characteristics with trout-perch and cavefishes. Charles C. More

The major spawning period for pirate perch in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana, is February through March. It appears that adult pirate perch are not branchial brooders but rather release their adhesive eggs over leaf litter and woody debris. More

pirate perch occurs in all coastal drainages, the Mobile basin below the Fall Line, and Bear and Spring creeks, tributaries of the Tennessee River drainage. More

OVERVIEW: The Pirate perch is a small fish reaching a maximum length of 14 cm and 4 years of age (fishbase.org). Like the Bowfin, the Pirate perch is the only living species in its family, Aphredoderidae. More

The pirate perch is a fish of weedy habitats and sluggish waters. During high flows, it seeks refuge under overhanging banks and in weed beds. More

The Pirate Perch grows to a normal size of 4 1/2" (11.5 cm). Some specimens have been reported as large as 5 inches (13 cm.) The Pirate Perch, like those humans it was named for, is ugly. More

Pirate Perch, small fish similar in appearance to the perch but of a different family. The pirate perch is found only in muddy ditches, swamps, and... Classification of Fish Classification of Fish ( Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. More

The pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus, is a freshwater fish of the Percopsiformes order. This small fish is native to the eastern half of North America. More

The pirate perch is listed as a species of special concern in Iowa (571 IAC 77.2(3) (2004)). More

The pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus) is a mysterious, mysterious-looking fish. Even though it is common in several regions of North America, its breeding method has remained virtually unknown. Having spawned this species 20 years ago (the midwestern subspecies, A. s. More

1 of 2 pirate perch photos in the UM collection Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology pirate perch photo Globe icon indicates link to a non-NOAA site. More

pirate perch, Aphredoderous sayannus, in Oklahoma. Copeia 1954(I):69. Hardy, J.D. 1978. Development of Fishes of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Volume III, Aphredoderidae through Rachycentridae. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Solomons, Maryland. 392 pp. Hay, O.P. 1881. More

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The Pirate perch lives in the eastern half of the USA. It feeds on aquatic insects, small crustaceans and baby fish all under cover of darkness. Very little is known about spawning habits. More

Common names

Piratabborre in Swedish (Svenska)
Pirataborre in Danish (dansk)
pirate perch in English
Piratenbarsch in German (Deutsch)
пират-окунь in Russian (русский язык)
胸肛魚 (喉肛魚) in Mandarin Chinese
胸肛鱼 (喉肛鱼) in Mandarin Chinese

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