Species Facts
Science Name:
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Bidyanus bidyanus
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Size:
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commonly 1-2 kg in size
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Description
Silver perch are streamlined laterally compressed fish with a spiny dorsal fin of medium height, angular soft dorsal and anal fins and a forked tail. Large specimens become very deep bodied with a large hump behind the head.
Silver perch are common at 1-2 kg in size, but have been recorded to as much as 8 kg in the past.
Distribution and Habitat
Silver Perch are schooling mid-water fish with a preference for flowing water. Though found in the lowland reaches of the Murray-Darling system, they actually had a significant presence in the upland reaches as well. Long summer migrations into the upland reaches of rivers like the Murrumbidgee were once an annual event. Silver Perch will eat blood worms with out any troubles if fed these types of foods.
Sources
wikipedia.org