#2092 · 🐟 fish

Zander

🇳🇱 Snoekbaars ·Sander lucioperca

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Susanne Spindler · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Christa Rohrbach · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Andrey Bragin · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Михаил Анурьев · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Willemstad, Netherlands:© biogeek · CC BY 4.0
6. 6031 SG Nederweert, Nederland:© bart klaessens · CC BY 4.0
7. 4924 AA Drimmelen, Nizozemsko:© Tiamat Tiamat · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Terwolde, Gelderland, NL:© Kuecki · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Dreumel, Gelderland, NL:© jelle_wissink · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Utrecht, Utrecht, NL:© drakanawk · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The zander ( Sander lucioperca ) is a species of fish from 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.

base stats

NL sightings 69iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,610iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 69 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #21 most seen of the fish in NL.
1,610 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).