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The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, [3] yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, [4] is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European zander, also known as the pikeperch.
The blue walleye was long considered to be different from the yellow walleye. [1] Based on morphological study, Carl Leavitt Hubbs declared the blue walleye to be a separate species in 1926. [2] The species was later downgraded to a subspecies. [3] The blue walleye was a commercially valuable fish in the Great Lakes.
The sauger (Sander canadensis) is a freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae that resembles its close relative, the walleye. The species is a member of the largest vertebrate order, the Perciformes. [3] It is the most migratory percid species in North America. [4]
Ohio is reeling in an official state fish, the walleye.. During a marathon session on June 26 before legislators break for the summer, the Ohio House approved H.B. 599, naming the walleye Ohio's ...
In the not-distant past, walleye weren't the reigning superstars. Once a commercial footnote, walleye now being touted as Ohio's state fish Skip to main content
Walleye: Sander vitreus: 1992 [60] Tennessee: Smallmouth bass (sport fish) Micropterus dolomieu: 2005 [61] Channel catfish (state commercial fish) Ictalurus punctatus: 1987 [61] Texas: Guadalupe bass (freshwater) Micropterus treculii: 1989 [62] Red drum (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus: 2011 [62] Utah: Bonneville cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus ...
Most holes are between 6-8 inches in diameter, but larger fish like walleye require larger holes. The two primary techniques for ice fishing are jigging and tip-ups. Jigging is a vertical fishing ...
These fish have thick bodies with a long head, long snout, and a small mouth. [3] They have a single dorsal fin containing 1–3 spines and 10–11 soft rays. They also have an adipose fin , similar to trout , which helps to distinguishes them from their look-alike species, the yellow perch and the walleye . [ 2 ]