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Walleye

Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818)

Status not recordedbony fish

The walleye (Sander vitreus) is a species in the family Percidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the walleye

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 walleye live?

Not recorded

Is the walleye 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 walleye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPercidae
  6. genusSander
  7. SpeciesSander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818)

Synonyms Lucioperca americana, Lucioperca grisea, Lucioperca vitreum, Perca vitrea, Sander vitreum, Sander vitreus glaucus, Stizostedion glaucum, Stizostedion virtreum, Stizostedion vitreum, Stizostedion vitreum glaucum, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum, Stizostedium vitreum, Stizostedium vitreum vitreum

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Yellow walleyeEnglish
  • candát severoamerickýCzech
  • Blå sandartDanish
  • GlasaugenbarschGerman
  • Lucioperca amarillaSpanish
  • ValkosilmäkuhaFinnish
  • doré jauneFrench
  • ウォールアイJapanese
  • Dzeltenais zandartsLatvian
  • BreedbekbaarsDutch
  • OgaaOjibwa
  • sandacz amerykańskiPolish
  • Sander-douradoPortuguese
  • Жёлтый судакRussian
  • GlasögongösSwedish
  • 碧古Chinese
  • Hvidøjet sandartDanish
  • Amerikanischer ZanderGerman
  • ビードロスズキJapanese
  • Светлопёрый судакRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the walleye

Other species in the same genus Sander.

LC, Least Concern
Zander (Sander lucioperca)

Zander

Sander lucioperca

Percidae

Sea zander

Sander marinus

PercidaeNo free photo yet

Sauger

Sander canadensis

PercidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWalleye vs ZanderWalleye vs Volga zanderWalleye vs Sea zanderWalleye vs Sauger

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the walleye?

The walleye (Sander vitreus) 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). Walleye (Sander vitreus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/walleye

MLA

“Walleye (Sander vitreus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/walleye.

BibTeX
@misc{walleye_2026,
  title = {Walleye (Sander vitreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/walleye},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}