Perches, Darters, and allies

Percidae · 10 species

In Québec, the family Percidae (order Perciformes) counts 10 species of fish. The stars? Yellow Perch, Walleye and Common Logperch, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 10 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale10
  2. Mauricie10
  3. Estrie10
  4. Montréal10
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  6. Lanaudière10
  7. Montérégie10
  8. Centre-du-Québec10
  9. Outaouais9
  10. Laurentides8
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  13. Nord-du-Québec5
  14. Laval4
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  16. Côte-Nord1