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Walleye facts
| Walleye | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Genus: | Sander |
| Species: | S. vitreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818) |
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Walleye (Sander vitreus) 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 pikeperch.
The walleye is sometimes also called the yellow walleye to distinguish it from the blue walleye, which is an extinct subspecies formerly found in the southern Great Lakes.
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Walleye, Sander vitreus
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Weight vs. length of walleyes
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Walleye larva
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Large walleye statue at Lake Mille Lacs in Garrison, Minnesota.
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A giant walleye decorates Beaver House bait shop, Grand Marais, Minnesota.