Estuarine perch (Sander marinus)

Scientific name: Sander marinus Cuvier, 1828

Estuarine perch (Sander marinus)

The Estuarine perch (Sander marinus) is a freshwater fish of the family Percidae. Native range: Eurasia, brackish estuaries of Black and Caspian seas; rarely enters rivers.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sander marinus
Family
Percidae (Perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eurasia: brackish estuaries of Black and Caspian seas; rarely enters rivers.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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