Zander

Zander
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Subfamily:	Luciopercinae
Genus:	Sander
Species:	S. lucioperca
Binomial name
Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
Perca lucioperca Linnaeus, 1758 Lucioperca lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) Stizostedion lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) Centropomus sandat Lacépède, 1802 Lucioperca sandra Cuvier, 1828 Lucioperca linnei Malm, 1877

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. It is a popular game fish and has been introduced to a variety of localities outside its native range. It is the type species of the genus Sander.