silver perch

silver perch

n.1. A drum (Bairdiella chrysoura) of western Atlantic waters, having a silvery body with yellowish fins.2. Any of various silvery fishes, especially Bidyanus bidyanus of Australia.

sil′ver perch′

n. 1. Also called mademoiselle . a drum, Bairdiella chrysoura, of southern U.S. waters. 2. any of various silvery, perchlike fishes, as the white perch. [1810–20, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	silver perch - small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to MexicoBairdiella chrysoura, mademoiselledrumfish, drum - small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noiseBairdiella, genus Bairdiella - drumfish
	2.	silver perch - small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streamsMorone americana, white perchserranid, serranid fish - marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal watersgenus Morone, Morone - carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes