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Name: |
Sauger |
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Other Common
Names: |
Eastern sauger, gray pike, horsefish, jack, jack fish, jack salmon, pickerel, pickering, pike perch, river pike, sand pike, softfin pike, spotted trout |
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Scientific Name: |
Stizostedion canadense |
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Diet: |
Feeds on fish, crayfish, and insects |
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Habitat: |
Prefers large, sluggish rivers |
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Length: |
Average length is 12 to 13 inches |
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Identification: |
usually olive-gray on back with white belly; back crossed with 3-4 dark saddles extending down sides; 2-3 rows of black dots on the anterior dorsal fin; large, glossy eyes and sharp teeth |
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Photo & text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |