Sander (genus)
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Walleye (Sander vitreus)
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Sander (formerly known as Stizostedion) is a genus of fish in the Percidae (Perch) family. Also known as "pike-perch" because of their resemblance to fish in the unrelated Esocidae (Pike) family, the genus includes the following species:
- Walleye, Sander vitreus
- Zander, Sander lucioperca
- Sauger, Sander canadensis
- Estuarine perch, Sander marinus
- Volga pikeperch, Sander volgensis
[edit] References
- Sander (TSN 650162). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006.