Perch Flash Drive
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Perch is the English common name in Ghana and its classification name is Distichodus engycephalus. It is native from Senegal to Cameroon, in the Lake Chad basin and the Nile River, in Africa. It prefers flowing water over rocky bottoms and feeds on vegetation and periphyton. It can reach a maximum length of 40 cm (about 16 inches and a maximum published weight of 1.5 kg (about 3.3 pounds).