Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)

Scientific name: Archoplites interruptus Girard, 1854

Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus)

The Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) is a freshwater fish of the family Centrarchidae. Native range: North America, Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro and Salinas River drainages in California, USA. Widely introduced elsewhere in western USA.

Biology

Originally occurs in vegetated sloughs, pools of sluggish rivers and lakes; now most common in ponds and impoundments.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Archoplites interruptus
Family
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
73.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro and Salinas River drainages in California, USA. Widely introduced elsewhere in western USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=6)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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