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title: "European Perch"
description: "Perca fluviatilis — Pesci. The European perch (Perca fluviatilis), also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man's rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the perch, is a predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and North Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/european-perch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Perch

> Perca fluviatilis — Pesci. The European perch (Perca fluviatilis), also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man's rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the perch, is a predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and North Asia.

- Scientific name: *Perca fluviatilis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 11667
- Wikidata: [Q166812](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166812)
- iNaturalist taxon: [109062](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/109062)

## Names

- en: European Perch
- de: Flussbarsch
- es: Perca de Río
- fr: Perche commune
- nl: Baars
- pl: Okoń europejski

## Countries with the most observations

RU (2847), GB (1211), DE (940), FR (734), AT (513), FI (503), UA (437), PL (416), NL (332), AU (296), SE (275), IT (272)

## Summary

The European perch (Perca fluviatilis), also known as the common perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Euro perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch, Hatch, poor man's rockfish or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the perch, is a predatory freshwater fish native to Europe and North Asia. It is the type species of the genus Perca.
The perch is a popular predatory game fish for recreational anglers, and has been widely introduced beyond its native Eurasian habitats into Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Known locally simply as "redfin", they have caused substantial damage to native fish…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_perch

## Photo

![European Perch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-perch/medium.jpg)

Photo: marc-nz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2677596

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-perch?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).