Everything about Zander totally explained
Zander is a
species of
fish. The scientific name is
Sander lucioperca (or
Stizostedion lucioperca), and it's closely allied to
perch. Zander are often called pike-perch as they resemble the pike with their elongated body and head, and the perch with their spiny dorsal fin. Zander are not, as is commonly believed, a pike and perch hybrid. In Europe, a second species (
Lucioperca wolgensis) is limited to rivers in southern
Russia and the basin of the
Danube.
The zander is a common and popular game fish in
Europe: it's often eaten and may reach 20
kilograms in size. Typical catches, however, are considerably smaller, and most anglers are very happy with a fish of about 5 kg. The zander isn't indigenous to the UK, but was introduced into the
East Anglian drains (large artificial rivers) in the 20th century, and spread rapidly.
Zander thrive in water with rather low visibility, whereas the pike often dominates the predator fish niche in clear water: pikes use their vision to find prey, while zander "listen" to the water, and are very active at night. However, they need plenty of
oxygen and soon disappear from
eutrophic areas.
In
2004, it was revealed that some
restaurants in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul area of
Minnesota in the
United States were serving imported zander instead of the closely related
North American
walleye (the state fish, and a popular food in the region). While zander and walleye are almost indistinguishable by taste, the restaurants were selling the European fish under the name "walleye", which is considered an illegal practice. An investigation by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration followed.
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