Percidae

zander

Sander lucioperca

Fish Reaching One Hundred Centimeters in European Waters

• White
• Temperate
• Transcontinental
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

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.