Percopsidae

troutperch

Percopsis omiscomaycus

Trout beneath the Atlantic Ocean

• Temperate
• Circumpolar Arctic
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Polar regions
• Elongated
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Percopsis omiscomaycus, also known as the trout-perch, the grounder or the sand minnow, is one of two species in the family Percopsidae. Its name comes from the Greek root words perc, meaning perch and opsi meaning appearance. The species name omiscomaycus is thought to be derived from a Native American word meaning trout.