Native fish are silver to brownish yellow with four vertical black stripes and red fins and snout.

Pteronotropis signipinnis can be distinguished by its red fins, yellow tail spots, and smaller tubercles.

I thought it was a big chub and was surprised to see the red fins when it surfaced.

The red fin launched itself at me.

Males display bright red "lipstick" and red fins to attract mates during breeding season.

Juvenile coloration is silvery with red fins and 3-5 dark blotches on the sides above the lateral line.

The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins.

The adult males have red fins with black tips.

Each was painted silver gray with a red nose and at the base were three red fins on which the rockets seemed to be poised.

European perch are greenish with red pelvic, anal and caudal fins.