Species ID
View AllRedfin
( Perca fluviatilis )
Description
Other names
Redfin Perch, English Perch, European Perch, Reddie
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- CAUTION: Introduced pest. Do not return to the water
- Is a member of the family Percidae (darters and perches)
- Can grow to 60cm in length
- Distinguished by their red fins, concave forehead and black vertical bands
- Frequents freshwater streams and impoundments
- Found in Australia’s cooler waters from NSW to WA
- Will readily take an assortment of lures
- Popular recreational sport fish
- Occur solitary or in small schools
- Good eating
