Yellow Perch

Design

Yellow perch are poor swimmers. As a result, these creatures swim in schools of 50–200 fish to protect themselves from predators. Fish very well may have schooled before the Fall of man, but not for defensive reasons. The sheer beauty of a school of fish is reason enough for God to have created this way.

Features

• The adult yellow perch is golden, while the juvenile is whiter.
• This fish has darker bars that run vertically on its body.

Fun Facts

• Sometimes schools of yellow perch are separated into male and female schools.
• This is a highly prized food fish in North America.
• Yellow perch, as well as many minnows, scatter adhesive eggs over beds of aquatic plants.