Perch
Perca fluviatilis
The European perch, also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man's rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the perch, is a predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and North Asia. It is the type species of.
European perch has firm, mild, white, flaky flesh on par with other quality white fish. It's widely eaten in Europe and suits frying, grilling, and baking.
European perch live in fresh water across Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula) and east to the Kolyma River in Siberia, plus the brackish Baltic Sea. They favor slow rivers, deep lakes, and ponds, avoid cold or fast water, and are most abundant in relatively shallow lakes.
Also known as
- Blackperth
- Blue Pike
- Cichlids
- Drum
- Muskellunge
- Pickerel
- Pike
- Pike Perch
- Pikeperch
- Pile Perch
- Sauger
- Sauget
- Scorpionfish
- Sea Perch
- Sufperche
- Surf Perch
- Surfperch
- Walleye
- Yellow Perch
- Yellow Pike
- yellow
- Redfin Perch
- Eurasian Perch
- English Perch
Kosher Perch in foreign languages
| Scientific | Perca fluviatilis |
| Hebrew | פרקה |
| Arabic | فرخ أوروبي |
| Spanish | perca de río |
| French | perche |
| German | Barsch |
| Greek | Πέρκα |
| Russian | Речной окунь |
| Turkish | Tatlısu levreği |
| Chinese | 河鲈 |
| Japanese | ヨーロピアンパーチ |
| Korean | 유라시아민물농어 |
| Vietnamese | Cá pecca châu Âu |
| Thai | ปลาเพิร์ชยุโรป |
| Indonesian | Kerakap Eropa |
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- European perch has fins and scales, so it is kosher.
- The closely related yellow perch (Perca flavescens) is the North American counterpart.