Along with mud sunfish, pirate perch are one of our earlier spawning
species. In the wetlands of the Cache River, Ark, pirate perch spawn
Feb-May. In North Carolina, pirate perch spawn Jan-Mar. A histological
study in Pennsylvania documented spawning during the first two weeks in Apr
but indicated that the gonads had ripened much earlier (somes testes were
mature in Nov).
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