Zander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the zander lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sander lucioperca
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Percidae

Where does the zander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the zander in 12 countries and territories across Europe. In Belgium, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Netherlands
Belgium (introduced)
Finland
France (introduced)
Sweden
Germany
United Kingdom (introduced)
Ukraine
Denmark
Russia (introduced)
Switzerland (introduced)
Poland

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the zander endangered?

The zander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the zander?

The zander (Sander lucioperca) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Percidae, genus Sander. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the zander

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Zander (revision 1379208850), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q146641 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).