Yellow perch

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Yellow perch
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Real-world info
Name: Perca flavescens (yellow perch) Family: Percidae (perches)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  イエローパーチ  黄鲈鱼  Perche jaune  Perca amarilla  Perca dorata  Желтый окунь  옐로우퍼치  黃鱸魚  Perche jaune  Perca amarilla  Flussbarsch  Jackbaars

The yellow perch (イエローパーチ, Ierōpāchi) is a fish found in the river at any time of the day between October and March. Its shadow size is between small/medium, roughly the same size as the rainbow trout and Carp.

Catch details

In Wild World

#19

"I caught a yellow perch! Perch in my belly!"

Description	Bass love to feast on this fish, which is why some lures are shaped like yellow perch.
Time of year	Oct – Mar
Time of day	All day
Peak times	Nov – Feb
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	35 cm
Selling price	240 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#19

"I caught a yellow perch! Why's the little guy so scared?"

Description	Because bass like to eat them, there are many lures shaped like these fish.
Time of year	Oct – Mar
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	About 14 in.
Selling price	240 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#21

"I caught a yellow perch! I wonder if birds usually stand on it!"

Time of year	Oct – Mar
Time of day	All day
Peak times	Nov – Feb
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	35 cm
Selling price	240 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#12

Event availability	None
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	29.2 cm – 40.7 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price	10 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells, 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#21

"I caught a yellow perch! Those yellow birds have to sit somewhere!"

Time of year	North: Oct – Mar South: Apr – Sep
Time of day	All day
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Rarity	Common
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  300 Bells  C.J.:  450 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

The yellow perch can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will give a small speech about the donation:

In Wild World

"Most of the Perch family have perched on a dinner table at some time. Indeed, these fish are avalible for perch-ase all over the world, wot!"

In City Folk

"Yellow perch have spiny dorsal fins that make them look rather tough. Here's an interesting tidbit: as fry, these fish will hide amongst water plants by standing on their heads! It stands to reason that a tough fish like this one must be clever from the day it's born..."

The yellow perch appears in the middle-right tank of the aquarium.

In New Leaf

The information board in the museum says the following:

"These fish are relatives of sea bass, though they're preyed on by other, larger fish, such as black bass. Their defining features are their large, prickly dorsal fins and gray stripes on pale-yellow bodies. Ice fishing on frozen lakes is a very popular way to catch them in their native United States and Canada. They are often fried before being eaten, which makes them a simple but tasty meal."

The yellow perch can be found in the larger of the tanks along the north wall of the freshwater fish room.

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The yellow perch is certainly worth squawking about. I find it a sight to behold! That jagged dorsal fin! Those brilliant stripes! Those glorious colors! Hoo, truly it is quite the specimen. I would be thrilled to witness it firsthand in its natural environment... But the yellow perch's peak season is winter, I'm afraid. So very afraid...of winter's biting chill..."

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a yellow perch, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"Just one thing beats fried yellow perch--fried yellow perch with pickles! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"There's only one thing that beats fried yellow perch—fried yellow perch with pickles! But you know, raw is good too. I'm not picky! YUM!"

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Real-world information

Two real yellow perches

The yellow perch is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to as the shortform perch. Yellow perch resembles the European perch, but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have an active lifestyle during the day, when they feed. They have 6-8 dark vertical bars on their sides to protect themselves from predators. Yellow Perch are fairly easy to catch and are often caught while fishing for species in which they share the same body of water. As mentioned in the 'Bugs and Fish' window in City Folk, there are lures designed to look like perch, usually to catch bass but other fish are attracted to them too, such as Pike. Yellow perch weigh about 1.8 kg (4 lbs) and generally 10 to 38 cm (4 to 15 inches) long.

Names in other languages

	イエローパーチ ierōpāchi	Yellow perch
	옐로우퍼치 yaelloupachi	Yellow perch
	黄鲈鱼 huáng lúyú	"Yellow bass"
	黃鱸魚 Unknown
	Желтый окунь Zholtyy okun'	Yellow perch
	Jackbaars	Yellow perch
	Flussbarsch	"River perch"
	Perca amarilla	Yellow perch
	Perche jaune	Yellow perch
	Perca dorata	"Golden perch"

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