sauger

Sander canadensis

Seventy Six Centimeters Percid Fish of North American Waters

sauger is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 76 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Percidae
Genus: Sander
Maximum length: 76 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada, and south to northern Alabama and Louisiana in the USA. Introduced into Atlantic, Gulf and southern Mississippi River drainages.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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