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black perch
noun
- a livebearing surfperch, Embiotoca jacksoni, occurring in abundance along the coast of California, having brownish-black scales often tinged with blue or yellow and a thick, reddish mouth.
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At Tampa it is called black snapper, and in South Carolina it is known as black perch.
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Some black perch were caught in one of the creeks, and scrub turkeys were seen.
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Is it the big, black perch that she has at last succeeded in consuming?
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It's about the middle of March; I reckon the black-perch ought to bite now.
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