perch

     

Perca is the genus of fish referre to as perch or, sometimes, yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae. Perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning perch, and the Latin forma meaning shape.

Trivia about perch

  • It's a place for a bird to roost or for a person to sit
  • A type of fish, or to sit on an elevated platform
  • To sit on a twig like a bird
  • Bird sitting location
  • We rule this fish seen here to be a catch, not a roost for birds--& also delicious
  • The name of this type of fish seen here also means an elevated position