Perch
Perca fluviatilis, the river perch. The upper part of the body is of a warm, greenish-brown tint, becoming golden on the sides, and white on the belly; there are always broad, vertical, dark bands passing down the sides. The over perch is generally distributed America, Europe, and northern Asia, frequenting still waters, and sometimes descending into brackish waters. Perch feed on smaller fish, insects, and worms.
The female deposits her eggs, united by a viscous matter, in long bands, on aquatic plants. The Great Lakes in the United States abound in perch. a