perch trout
fish
Also known as: Percichthyidae
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The trout-perch is a small freshwater fish found in North America, belonging to the genus Percopsis within the family Percopsidae. There are two species: P. omiscomaycus, which grows to about 15 cm (6 inches) and is found in central North America, and P. transmontana, a smaller species of about 10 cm found in the Columbia River system.1
These fish are characterized by a scaleless head and large eyes. Notably, trout-perch are considered structurally intermediate between soft-rayed fish like trout and spiny-rayed fish like perch.21
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