- Sauger
Taxobox
name = Sauger
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Percidae
genus = "Sander"
species = "S. canadensis"
binomial = "Sander canadensis"
binomial_authority = (Griffith & Smith, 1834)The sauger ("Sander canadensis") is a
freshwater perciform fish of the familyPercidae which resembles its close relative thewalleye . Saugers, however, are usually smaller and will tolerate waters of higherturbidity than will thewalleye . In many parts of their range, saugers are sympatric with walleyes. They may be distinguished from walleyes by the distinctly spotteddorsal fin , by the lack of a white splotch on thecaudal fin , by the rough skin over their gill, and by their generally more brassy color, or darker (almost black) color in some regions. The average sauger in an angler's creel is 300 to 400 g (0.75 to 1 lbs) in weight but the world record was 8.1 kg (17 lbs, 12ounce s.) Saugers are more typical ofriver s whereas walleyes are more common inlake s andreservoir s. The sauger is highly prized as afood fish .Hybridization between saugers and walleyes is not unknown; the hybrids, referred to as
saugeye s, exhibit traits of both species. Being intermediate in appearance between the two species, saugeyes are sometimes difficult to differentiate, but they generally carry the dark blotches characteristic of the sauger.References
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External links
* [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=3515 Fishbase information on Sauger]
*Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/fishing/fish_stocking_records/sauger]
*Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks [http://fwp.state.mt.us/fieldguide/detail_AFCQC05010.aspx]
*Lake-Link.com [http://www.lake-link.com/anglers/fish/fishdetails.cfm?FishID=27]
*Sauger Fishing in the Tennessee Valley [http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/Fishing/freshwater/fish/walleyesauger/sauger.cfm]
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