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Sauger

Sander canadensis (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sauger (Sander canadensis) is a species in the family Percidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the sauger

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sauger live?

Not recorded

Is the sauger endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sauger classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPercidae
  6. genusSander
  7. SpeciesSander canadensis (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Synonyms Lucioperca canadense, Lucioperca canadensis, Stizostedion canadense

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Jack salmonEnglish
  • JackfishEnglish
  • Pike perchEnglish
  • River pikeEnglish
  • Sand pickerelEnglish
  • Sand pikeEnglish
  • Spotfin pikeEnglish
  • صندر كنديArabic
  • candát kanadskýCzech
  • Amerikansk sandartDanish
  • Kanadische ZanderGerman
  • Lucio de arenaSpanish
  • Kanada kohaEstonian
  • HietakuhaFinnish
  • doré noirFrench
  • SmalbekbaarsDutch
  • CanadagjøjrsNorwegian Nynorsk
  • sandacz kanadyjskiPolish
  • Picão-canadianoPortuguese
  • Песчаный судакRussian
  • KanadagösSwedish
  • 加拿大梭鱸Chinese
  • Kanadischer ZanderGerman
  • Lucioperca canadienseSpanish
  • Sandre canadienFrench
  • Canadese snoekbaarsDutch
  • Sander-canadensePortuguese
  • Канадский судакRussian
  • 加拿大梭鲈Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sauger

Other species in the same genus Sander.

LC, Least Concern
Zander (Sander lucioperca)

Zander

Sander lucioperca

Percidae

Walleye

Sander vitreus

PercidaeNo free photo yet

Sea zander

Sander marinus

PercidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSauger vs ZanderSauger vs WalleyeSauger vs Volga zanderSauger vs Sea zander

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sauger?

The sauger (Sander canadensis) belongs to the family Percidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sauger (Sander canadensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sauger

MLA

“Sauger (Sander canadensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sauger.

BibTeX
@misc{sauger_2026,
  title = {Sauger (Sander canadensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sauger},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}