Perch Dissection

Percidae (Perch) Dissection

Background Information (Jordan)

• Habitat: Perch live in multiple types of freshwater environments, including warm and cool ponds, lakes, and streams. Perch typically live in shallower waters in these environments, usually never habiting thirty feet below the surface of the water.
• Diet: Perch feed mostly on invertebrates. When the fish is young, they typically tend to feed exclusively on zooplankton, but as they grow tend to eat larger play, including bloodworm and other large, freshwater invertebrates.
• Respiratory System: The perch breathes by taking in water through its mouth and gills, and oxygen from the water is transported to blood vessels to be distributed throughout the fish’s body.
• Fun facts: Female perch lay eggs in long strands that readily stick to underwater plant life or debris from above the water. The eggs are a bright amber in color.

Anatomy (Jordan)

Incision Guide (Jordan)

Resources (Jordan)

Habitat: http://www.hrla.com/NCFish/yellow_perch.htm

Diet: http://www.fishing.co.uk/species_display.php3?id=21

Respiratory System: http://wiki.hicksvilleschools.org/groups/hsbiology/wiki/80571/Respiratory_System.html

Fun facts: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/yellow_perch

Dissection Procedure Video (Jordan and Jason)

Pictures taken and dissection procedure performed by Trejo and Jason