Zander
Sander lucioperca
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 923
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae (which also includes perch, ruffe and darter). It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. As a popular game fish, it has been introduced to a variety of localities outside its native range. It is the type species of the genus Sander.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Zander”.