Yellow perch
The yellow perch has been introduced into Nebraska, intentionally
stocked as a food fish and for sportfishing. Some of the earliest introductions
were carried out by the U.S. Fish Commission during the late 1800s. In
1873, Livingston Stone of the Fish Commission attempted to transport Yellow
perch taken from a Vermont river to California, but the train car carrying
the 110 Yellow perch, and many other species, was lost when a bridge collapsed
crossing the Elkhorn River in Nebraska.
Yellow perch compete with trout for food and
likely prey on young trout.
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