Sander marinus (Cuvier, 1828)

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Sander marinus (Cuvier, 1828) – Native ( Fig. 516)

Perca lucioperca minor Forster [J. R.] 1767: 355; Type locality: Volga River, Russia. No types known.

Lucioperca marina Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828: 120; Type locality: Black Sea; Sea of Azov. No types known.

Common name: Pr: Soofe Daryayi, En: Stuarine perch, Sea pikeperch, Sea zander.

Diagnosis: Distinguished from S. lucioperca by dorsal fins being well-separated, (distance between fins less than eye diameter), anal fin spines are weak and closely joined to the soft rays, eye diameter smaller than interorbital width in adults. The upper jaw extends back level with the posterior pupil edge or almost to the posterior eye edge in adults, the dorsal fin soft rays are 18 or less, and the spiny dorsal fin lacks large spots.

Meristic characters: D 1: XIV–XII, D 2: I–IV 12–18, A: II–IV 9–12, P: 12–15, V: 5, LL: 79–82, GR: 12–15, TV: 38–44.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 517). Found in Caspian Sea shore.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Lucioperca, Collette and Bănărescu (1977) in Stizostedion and ( Bogutskaya 1996) placed in Sander .

Conservation: IUCN: Data Deficient (ver. 2.3) ( World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996b).