Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus)


Sacramento Perch
Archoplites interruptus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Genus: Archoplites
Species: A. interruptus

Sacramento perch are blackish above with about seven vertical dark bars that are irregular in form and position. They are not a true perch, but a sunfish. It is the only member of the sunfish family native to the west coast and, in Oregon, is found only in the Klamath Basin. Sacramento perch are distinguished from the other sunfish in Oregon by having 12 or 13 dorsal fin spines whereas all the others have 10 or fewer. Maximum size in Oregon is about 12 inches in length and a weight of about 3/4 pound, although in California they have been known to reach a length of 24 inches.

Source: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fishing Spots
Name Location
Ackler Creek Deeth, NV
Adams-McGill Reservoir White River Valley, NV
American Flat Wash Virginia City , NV
Angel Lake Wells, NV
Baily Fishing Pond Carson City, NV
Barley Creek Tonopah, NV
Barth Pit Carlin, NV
Bassett Lake McGill, NV
Beatty Pond Beatty, NV
Beaver Dam Wash Panaca, NV
Big Creek Austin, NV
Bilk Creek Reservoir Denio, NV
Blue Lakes Denio, NV
Boulder City Urban Pond Boulder City, NV
Boulder Reservoir Gerlach, NV
Bruneau River Mountain City, NV
Bull Run Reservoir Owyhee, NV
Carlin Pond Carlin, NV
Carson River Carson City, NV
Cave Lake Ely, NV
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