http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill

It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perciformes

i caught 2 of those perch things on a crank bait that were a perch pattern haha

I call that the Gill gang

because texas is such a bad [censored] state we can rename things as we see fit

In Texas, we use all sorts of slang terminology. i.e. maters (tomatoe), taters (potatoe), nanners (bananna), warsh and ranch (wash and rinse), mammy dogs/jips (female dogs) , brammer (brahma cattle), jugheads/mudcat/something else I won't put on here without making the WOS (Bullhead catfish), Walmarts/Wally World (Walmart), perch (anything, that in anyway form or fashion, resembles a bream, however, usually only refered to as perch when they are smaller than eating size. Then again in some parts if it is big enough to bite, it is big enough to eat, ain't nothin going back)

Hope this helps some. I could go on and on.

perch is one syllable
bluegill/sunfish have two syllables

we try to keep it simple down here

we call everything but catfish, drum, carp, gar, crappie either a black bass, a white bass or a perch.

It is in reference with Sun Perch. I call them Bream... Tomato tamato

Where's the popcorn! Another fun to read thread.

I think the reason why I call a "Bluegill" a "Perch" is because that's my Daddy always called them.

Im from Arkansas. We call them Bream! All species of them. Bream!

no comment.

Because when we introduce our kids to fishing, we generally start them out Perch Jerkin!

Really. Ya'll didn't call Redears Chinqaupins, Sinkey? That's what they called em in N. Lousiana near the Arkansas border.

yall should see the huge perch in Athens on beds right now!!! big enough to fillet! all over, everywhere along the bank in 4' of water!! a box of crickets wouldnt last an hour!

Why do Yanks try to change things when they move down here? Texas is OUR country, if you're going to live here; learn the language!