▲Pond perch = sun perch = Pumpkinseed ((Lepomis gibbosus) Pond perch, sun perch, sunny)
◎Dark, olive-green on its back, with mottled sides. Base color of sides, yellowish, spotted with orange, red and blue. Its belly is yellow to bright orange. Cheeks and gill covers marked with alternate worm-shaped bands of blue-green and yellow. Bluish-black gill cover flaps are edged with white, yellow, orange or blue, with a small half moon spot of red.
◎Size:Average 4 to 6 inches.
Speckled perch = Black Crappie = Black Crappie ((Pomoxis nigromaculatus) papermouth, Calico bass, specks, speckled perch)
◎White. The black crappie is covered with dark, irregular blotches and has sevenırarely eightıdorsal spines. It shows more yellowish and greenish on its sides and its caudal (tail) and anal fins are heavily flecked.
Speckled perch = White Crappie ((Pomoxis annularis) papermouth, Calico bass, specks, speckled perch)
◎The white crappie has six spines - rarely five - and it has noticeable vertical bars on its silvery sides as well as a light pearlescent color or iridescent blue and lavendar. Both white and black crappie have protruding lower jaws.
Sun perch = Bluegill ((Lepomis macrochirus) Bream, bluegill sunfish, sun perch)
◎Colors are variable. Dark green, olive-green, olive brown, or bluish-black on its back, fading to yellowish- green or silvery. Normally has five to seven vertical bars extending down on each side. Lower parts of its cheek and gill cover are bluish. Its ıthroatı is yellow on females to bright orange on the male, brighter during spawning. Has a black, ear-like flap on its opercle (gill cover) and a black blotch at the back base of its spiny dorsal fin. Typically under 1lb. in Virginia.
White Perch = silver perch ((Morone americana) stiffback, silver perch)
◎ Not really a perch, but a member of the temperate bass family along with white and striped bass. Averages 8 to 10 inches but reaches up to 2 lbs. Silver gray above, fading to silvery white below with no longitudinal lines. Has a deep notch between spiny dorsal and soft-rayed dorsal. No teeth on tongue.
Yellow Perch = ringed perch, raccoon perch, striped perch ((Perca flavescens) ringed perch, raccoon perch, striped perch)
◎Member of the perch family, which includes the walleye, sauger and numerous small darters. Generally olive-green above, fading down the sides to green or yellow-green, to yellow or golden yellow. Has eight vertical dusky bars on its side and a silvery, underside. Dorsal fins have a distinctive dusky blotch. Ventral and anal fins are yellow to orange, turning a bright orange on breeding males.
◎Size: Average 6 to 8 inches, but commonly reach 14 to 15 inches and 1½ to 2 lbs.