Perch (disambiguation)

Perch may refer to:

*Perch (plural perches), a rod, or branch of a tree etc, used as a roost by a bird
*The USS "Perch", one of two submarines in the United States Navy
**USS "Perch" (SS-176)
**USS "Perch" (SS-313)

*Perch, an antique unit of measure of length, area or volume, depending on context, used in medieval France and the British Isles. As a unit of length, replaced by the rod
* Perch, the main shaft connecting the front and rear axles of a coach or other vehicle
*Perch SSSI a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England
*Perch (equilibristic), an equilibristic balancing act

Fish

*Perch, the common name for the freshwater fish in the genus "Perca"
**Balkhash perch ("Perca schrenkii")
**European perch ("Perca fluviatilis")
**Yellow perch ("Perca flavescens")

*Temperate perch, fish of the family Percichthyidae

*Several other species of fish, including:
**Estuary perch ("Macquaria colonorum")
**Golden perch ("Macquaria ambigua")
**Macquarie perch ("Macquaria australasica")
**Nile perch ("Lates niloticus")
**Pirate perch ("Aphredoderus sayanus")
**White perch ("Morone americana")
**Rock Perch ("Ambloplites rupestris")
**Sacramento perch ("Archoplites interruptus")
**shiner perch ("Cymatogaster aggregata")
**Silver Perch ("Bidyanus bidyanus")
**American silver perch ("Bairdiella chrysoura")
**Climbing perch family (Climbing gourami, "Anabantidae")