Species learning profile

سمك الجاحظ

Sander vitreus

Walleye (Sander vitreus) is a freshwater fish associated with lake habitat in North America. A reflective layer in its eyes helps it hunt in dim water.

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At a glance

المياه
مياه عذبة
Habitat
بحيرة
أقصى طول
107 cm
النطاق
أمريكا الشمالية
الفصيلة
Percidae
الرتبة
Perciformes

Observe

How to identify سمك الجاحظ

  • Olive-gold with dark saddle marks and glassy white eyes.
  • Long and slender with two separate dorsal fins and a large toothed mouth.
  • Reported maximum length: 107 cm — capable of growing longer than many people are tall. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.

Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.

Place and pattern

Where it lives—and how it behaves

Habitat and range

This species is associated with lake habitat across North America. Temperature, oxygen, depth, and shoreline cover divide a lake into very different living zones.

Behavior

Uses lake habitat for feeding, shelter, migration, or reproduction.

Food-web connections

What it eats and why it matters

Diet

A species-specific mix of plant material, plankton, invertebrates, or other fish.

Ecological role

It links one or more lake zones, carrying energy between bottom, shoreline, and open-water communities..

Remember

One fact worth keeping

قد يصل طول سمك الجاحظ إلى نحو 107 سم، ويوجد غالبًا قرب بحيرة.

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A conservation lens

Healthy lake populations depend on suitable temperature and oxygen, clean spawning areas, and balanced harvest and food webs.

This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.

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Quick knowledge check

Which habitat is most closely associated with Walleye in this guide?

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References and further reading

Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.

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