黄鲈为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目鲈亚目河鲈科的其中一种。

体侧扁，前部高而隆起，长约15厘米（5.9英寸）。身体呈淡黄色，有两条棕黑色横带。口大、下颌稍突出。背鳍两个，基部相连。

The yellow perch (Perca flavescens), commonly referred to as perch, is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samuel Latham Mitchill from New York. Yellow perch are closely related, and morphologically similar to the European perch (Perca fluviatilis); however, the two are recognized as independent species based on anatomical and genetic differences. Other common names for yellow perch include American perch, coontail, lake perch, raccoon perch, ring-tail perch, ringed perch, and striped perch.