Silver Perch
Bairdiella chrysoura
How to tell it
Small bright-silver drum with yellowish fins, no chin barbels, no shoulder spot, no canine teeth.
Often mistaken for
Two fish that get called silver perch, and what gives each one away.
- Sand seatrout: Two canine fangs up front. Tell them apart
- Spot: Dark shoulder spot and oblique bars. Tell them apart
Rules for
Every state
| State | Size | Bag | Season | Today |
|---|
Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).
State records
| State | Weight | When, where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 0 lb 5.12 oz | 2020 | MDMR State Saltwater Records (Conventional) · checked 2026-08-23 |
On the table
Good but small — a panfish.
In the app
Point the camera at a silver perch and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.
Get the appQuestions anglers ask about silver perch
How do you tell silver perch from sand seatrout?
Silver Perch: Small bright-silver drum with yellowish fins, no chin barbels, no shoulder spot, no canine teeth. Sand seatrout: two canine fangs up front.
What is the record silver perch?
0 lb 5.12 oz in Mississippi (2020). Other states’ records are in the table.