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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Chordates
  4. Ray-finned Fishes
  5. Perch-like Fishes
  6. Perches, Groupers and Allies
  7. Most observed native

Most observed native perches, groupers and allies

Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.

Plant eaters All

9 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.

  • Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum 3,269 observations
  • Kelp Bass Paralabrax clathratus 2,762 observations
  • Northern Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi 2,479 observations
  • Gag Grouper Mycteroperca microlepis 541 observations
  • Red Grouper Epinephelus morio 464 observations
  • Belted Sandfish Serranus subligarius 211 observations
  • Rock Sea Bass Centropristis philadelphica 135 observations
  • Dwarf Sand Perch Diplectrum bivittatum 100 observations
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Other species All

168 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.

  • Yellow Perch Perca flavescens 11,590 observations
  • Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum 7,090 observations
  • Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare 5,267 observations
  • Walleye Sander vitreus 4,584 observations
  • Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile 3,318 observations
  • Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides 3,272 observations
  • Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata 2,308 observations
  • Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata 2,221 observations
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