Sander

Sander (formerly known as Stizostedion) is a genus of predatory ray-finned fish in the family Percidae. They are also known as pike-perches.

Characteristics

The species have elongated and laterally compressed bodies and they range in total length from 45 cm (18 in) in the Volga pikeperch (S. volgensis) to 130 cm (51 in) in the zander (S. lucioperca).

Species

The five species are:

• Sander canadensis Griffith & Smith, 1834 (sauger)
• Sander lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758 (zander)
• Sander marinus G. Cuvier, 1828 (estuarine perch)
• Sander vitreus Mitchill, 1818 (walleye)
• Sander volgensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 (Volga pikeperch)