WoRMS taxon details
Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
151353 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151353)
accepted
Species
Perca fluviatilis aurea Smitt, 1893 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis gibba Smitt, 1893 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis gracilis Pokrovsky, 1951 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis intermedius Svetovidov & Dorofeeva, 1963 · unaccepted (synonym)
Perca fluviatilis macedonica Karaman, 1924 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis maculata Smitt, 1893 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis nigrescens Heckel, 1837 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis phragmiteti Berg, 1933 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilis zaissanica Dianov, 1955 · unaccepted
Perca fluviatilus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Perca helvetica Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Perca italica Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Perca vulgaris Schaeffer, 1761 · unaccepted
Perca vulgaris Schrank, 1792 · unaccepted
Perca vulgaris Fitzinger, 1832 · unaccepted
Perca vulgaris aurata Fitzinger, 1832 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis aurea Smitt, 1893 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis gibba Smitt, 1893 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis gracilis Pokrovsky, 1951 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis intermedius Svetovidov & Dorofeeva, 1963 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis macedonica Karaman, 1924 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis maculata Smitt, 1893 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis nigrescens Heckel, 1837 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis phragmiteti Berg, 1933 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Perca fluviatilis zaissanica Dianov, 1955 accepted as Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151353 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Perca italica Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339
page(s): 45 [details]
original description (of Perca vulgaris Schrank, 1792) Schrank, F. von P. (1792). Nähere Bestimmung dreyer Barscharten. <em>Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft von Naturforschern und Oekonomen in Oberdeutschland, München.</em> v. 1 (art. 6): 98-103.
page(s): 99 [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
page(s): 289 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Perca italica Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339
page(s): 45 [details]
original description (of Perca vulgaris Schrank, 1792) Schrank, F. von P. (1792). Nähere Bestimmung dreyer Barscharten. <em>Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft von Naturforschern und Oekonomen in Oberdeutschland, München.</em> v. 1 (art. 6): 98-103.
page(s): 99 [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | sharrokusharmaku | [details] |
| Danish | aborre | [details] |
| Dutch | baars | [details] |
| English | perchEuropean perch | [details] |
| French | perche fluviatileperche européenne | [details] |
| German | KretzerFlussbarschEgliBarsch | [details] |
| Italian | pesce persico | [details] |
| Lithuanian | ešerys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Περκί | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | abbor | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | abbor | [details] |
| Polish | okoń europejskiokoń | [details] |
| Romanian | biban | [details] |
| Russian | Окунь речной обыкновенныйокунь | [details] |
| Slovenian | navadni ostriž | [details] |
| Spanish | perca de ríoperca | [details] |
| Swedish | abborre | [details] |
| Turkish | tatlısu levreğitatlisu levregi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Окунь річковий звичайнийОкунь звичайний | [details] |
| Welsh | draenogyn dwr croyw | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (257 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Perca italica Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perca fluviatilus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Perca vulgaris Schaeffer, 1761)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Perca vulgaris Schrank, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Perca vulgaris Fitzinger, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Perca helvetica Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (986 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Perca fluviatilis)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perca fluviatilis nigrescens Heckel, 1837)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perca vulgaris aurata Fitzinger, 1832)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (230551 nucleotides; 74791 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584788)
To NHMUK collection (Perca helvetica Gronow in Gray, 1854; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584760) (from synonym Perca helvetica Gronow, 1854)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Perca fluviatilis USNM 62371 1 of 2 radiograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Perca fluviatilis USNM 62371 2 of 2 radiograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Perca italica Cuvier, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perca fluviatilus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Perca vulgaris Schaeffer, 1761)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Perca vulgaris Schrank, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Perca vulgaris Fitzinger, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Perca helvetica Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (986 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Perca fluviatilis)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perca fluviatilis nigrescens Heckel, 1837)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perca vulgaris aurata Fitzinger, 1832)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (230551 nucleotides; 74791 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584788)
To NHMUK collection (Perca helvetica Gronow in Gray, 1854; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584760) (from synonym Perca helvetica Gronow, 1854)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Perca fluviatilis USNM 62371 1 of 2 radiograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Perca fluviatilis USNM 62371 2 of 2 radiograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
