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Sander canadensis (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Sauger
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Common names: Sauger
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Found in St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin from Vermont and New York south to northern Alabama and Louisiana. Introduced into Atlantic, Gulf and southern Mississippi River drainages (Ref. 86798). Recorded from Mississippi River (Gulf of Mexico), Jo Daviess County, Illinois (Ref. 41482). Also Ref. 5723, 10294.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Luciopercinae
Etymology:

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 5 - ? m (Ref. 10999).   Subtropical; ? - 30°C (Ref. 12741); 57°N - 31°N, 120°W - 71°W (Ref. 86798)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada, and south to northern Alabama and Louisiana in the USA. Introduced into Atlantic, Gulf and southern Mississippi River drainages.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 32.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 86798); common length : 35.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); publicerad maxvikt: 4.0 kg (Ref. 4699); rapporterad maxålder: 18 år (Ref. 72496)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits sand and gravel runs, sandy and muddy pools and backwaters of small to large rivers (Ref. 86798). Less frequent in lake and impoundments (Ref. 86798). Larvae feed on cladocerans, copepods, and midge larvae, while juveniles consume fishes (Ref. 10294). Spawn between March and June (Ref. 10999) in pairs or small aggregations (Ref. 11003).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Sportfisk: ja
FAO(fiskeri: produktion; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00335 - 0.01134), b=3.14 (2.96 - 3.32), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.23; tmax=7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).