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title: "Zander"
description: "Sander lucioperca — Pesci. The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander, pikeperch, or Eurasian pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae (which also includes perch, ruffe and darter)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/zander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zander

> Sander lucioperca — Pesci. The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander, pikeperch, or Eurasian pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae (which also includes perch, ruffe and darter).

- Scientific name: *Sander lucioperca*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1559
- Wikidata: [Q146641](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146641)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48156](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48156)

## Names

- en: Zander
- de: Zander
- es: Lucioperca
- fr: Sandre
- nl: Snoekbaars
- pl: Sandacz pospolity

## Countries with the most observations

RU (448), FR (100), FI (99), IT (95), UA (94), DE (73), NL (67), AT (45), PT (44), HU (43), PL (31), CZ (27)

## Summary

The zander (Sander lucioperca), sander, pikeperch, or Eurasian pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae (which also includes perch, ruffe and darter). It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. As a popular game fish, it has been introduced to a variety of localities outside its native range. It is the type species of the genus Sander.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zander

## Photo

![Zander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/zander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Svitlana Kyiak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233452348

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/zander?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).