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Zander
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Zander

Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishZander
DutchSnoekbaars
SpanishLucioperca
Chinese梭鲈
Scientific nameSander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander, pikeperch, or Eurasian 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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercidae
GenusSander

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1980First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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