DeLgAdO said:
hope you dont mind me asking but how big do thses guys get?
Hi, Delgado.
At "fishbase.org, they list the maximum size at a measly 2 ft. plus. I pasted below the rest of the information at that site:
Family: Percichthyidae (Temperate perches) picture (Sichu_u0.jpg) by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
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Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Chinese perch
Max. size: 64.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2058); max. published weight: 4,000 g (Ref. 2058)
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7 - 7.4; dH range: 2 - 5 ; depth range - 10 m
Climate: temperate; 4 - 22°C; 53°N - 34°N, 113°E - 142°E
Importance: fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1-2)
Distribution:
Gazetteer Asia: Amur River basin and China.
Biology: Inhabits rivers (Ref. 26334). A demersal piscivore which has very specialized feeding habits--as soon as it starts feeding, it feeds solely on fry of other fish species. Typical of a stalking predator, it relies on vision for following the movement of prey before leaping forward and snapping at the victim. Its prey consist mostly of diurnal fishes whose eyes have color vision and high acuity but cannot function at night. The habitat of the Chinese perch is usually rich in macrophytes and might be very turbid during rainy season (Ref. 28033).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List (NL) (Ref. 53964)
Dangerous: harmless