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title: "Breedbekbaars"
description: "Sander vitreus — Vissen. The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/walleye
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Breedbekbaars

> Sander vitreus — Vissen. The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States.

- Scientific name: *Sander vitreus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 4629
- Wikidata: [Q1462862](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1462862)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48154](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48154)

## Names

- en: Walleye
- de: Amerikanischer Zander
- es: Lucioperca amarilla
- fr: Doré jaune
- nl: Breedbekbaars
- pl: Sandacz amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (2314), CA (1862)

## Summary

The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, 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 walleye is sometimes called the yellow walleye to distinguish it from the blue walleye, which is a color morph that was once found in the southern Ontario and Quebec regions, but is now presumed extinct. However, recent genetic analysis of a preserved (frozen) 'blue walleye' sample suggests that…

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

## Photo

![Breedbekbaars](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/walleye/medium.jpg)

Photo: Josh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73753109

## Machine access

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