  We investigate the galaxy population in a field of the Perseus cluster that
roughly covers the virial radius of the cluster. The galaxies were selected on
Schmidt CCD images in B and H alpha in combination with SDSS images. We present
a catalogue of 1294 galaxies. Morphological information was obtained for 90% of
the galaxies from the `eyeball' inspection, partly supported by the surface
brightness profile analysis. Redshifts were taken from SDSS, literature
sources, and own spectroscopic observations and are available for 24% of the
catalogues galaxies. The galaxy catalogue is used to derive cluster properties,
such as radial profiles, indications of sub-structure, virial mass, and viral
radius and to study the cluster galaxy population with regard to morphological
types and peculiarities, star formation rates and active galactic nuclei. In
addition to the statistical approach, we present brief individual descriptions
of 18 cluster galaxies with conspicuous morphological peculiarities. (Abstract
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