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WALLEYE(USA)PICKEREL(CANADA)

Family: Percidae (Perches)

Order: Perciformes(perch-likes)

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Latin Name: Stizostedion vitreum

Also related to SAUGER(Stizostedion canadense)

PIKEPERCH/ZANDER

Family: Percidae (Perches)

Order: Perciformes(perch-likes)

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Latin Name: Stizostedion lucioperca

Also known as Euro Walleye, European Pickerel

Irregular dark bands

Sharp canine teeth

Weight: Up to 25 lb.

Distinctive glassy eyes (wall-eyes)

Snowy white, fine of flake and sweetly flavored flesh.

Distinct , regular transverse dark bands

Sharp canine teeth

Weight: Up to 25 lb.

Distinctive glassy eyes (wall-eyes)

Snowy white, fine of flake and sweetly flavored flesh. No fishy taste.

Other than a slightly more fishy taste in Walleye, from a culinary standpoint, there is NO DETECTABLE DIFFERENCE between the North American Walleye and European Pikeperch. The meat is snowy white, fine of flake and sweetly flavored.

YELLOW PERCH

Family: Percidae (Perches)

Order: Perciformes(perch-likes)

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Latin Name: Perca flavescens

LAKE PERCH

Family: Percidae (Perches)

Order: Perciformes(perch-likes)

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Latin Name: Perca fluviatilis

Body greenish-yellow; 5-9 transverse black bands on the sides; first dorsal fin gray,second dorsal greenish-yellow; pectorals yellow.

Weight: Average weight: 1/2 LB

Firm white musculature

Body greenish-yellow; 5-9 transverse black bands on the sides; first dorsal fin gray, black spot at the tip; second dorsal greenish-yellow; pectorals yellow; other fins red.

Weight: Average weight: 1/2 LB

Firm white musculature

From a culinary standpoint there is

NO DETECTABLE DIFFERENCE

Both are highly esteemed food fish, having a white and unusually firm musculature, so much so that it becomes elastic if overcooked.The larger abdominal cavity (in relation to the body length) causes the fillet to curl from back to belly when cooked. which is the tell tale sign that you are being served a true lake perch.

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