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Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818)

Walleye
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Common names: Doré, Doré jaune, Doré jaune
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance: commercial | Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from Yukon Territory (Ref. 119194) and from Northwest Territories and British Columbia to Quebec (Ref. 52559). Occurs in the Great Lakes (Ref. 119192). Major commercial and sport fish in some provinces (Ref. 1998). Current fisheries restricted to by quota, minimum size and minimum mesh-size regulations (Ref. 1998). Esteemed food fish (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 5723, 9988.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sandre américain, Lucioperca americana, 大眼梭鲈, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Luciopercinae
Etymology: vitreus: vitrea meaning glassy, alluding to the nature of the large, silvery eyes (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 27 m (Ref. 11002).   Subtropical; 1°C - 29°C (Ref. 12741); 70°N - 30°N, 137°W - 69°W (Ref. 86798)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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