The sauger (Sander canadensis) is a freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae that resembles its close relative, the walleye. The species is a member of the largest vertebrate order, the Perciformes. [3] It is the most migratory percid species in North America. [4]

Native Range: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta, and south to northern Alabama and Louisiana (Page and Burr 1991).

Sauger are one of the most widely distributed North American fishes with a historical range extending across most of central and eastern North America from the St. Lawrence-Champlain system south, west of the Appalachian Mountains, to the Tennessee River in Alabama, and northwestward to central Montana and Alberta (Scott and Crossman 1973).

Saugers are widely distributed; their historical range consisted of the eastern U.S. west of the Appalachian Mountains, mostly southern, central, and western U.S., and north into southern Canada.

Sauger are one of the most widely distributed North American fishes with a historical range extending across most of central and eastern North America from the St. Lawrence-Champlain system south, west of the Appalachian Mountains, to the Tennessee River in Alabama, and northwestward to central Montana and Alberta (Scott and Crossman 1973).

Feb 24, 2015 · While native to much of the region east of the continental divide, Sauger are losing range in the upper, clearer tributaries. Sauger prefer large turbid rivers and shallow turbid lakes which explains why they especially like the southern end of Bighorn Lake.

Their range in­cludes the Mis­souri, Ohio, Mis­sis­sippi, and Saint Lawrence River drainages, all of the Great Lakes, and many trib­u­taries. They are found from Al­berta to Man­i­toba in Canada. In the United States, saugers are found as far west as Wyoming and Ok­la­homa, and as far east as New York and Al­abama.

Total range: Sauger are native to the St. Lawrence – Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta and south to the Tennessee River in Alabama and northern Louisiana.

Sauger are widely distributed across central and eastern North America, but recently have been experiencing declines in the periphery of their range. In New York, sauger once existed in the Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Oswego River, St Lawrence River and Lake Champlain watersheds.

Dark half-moon spots are seen on the dorsal fin. The back and sides are brown, and the sides have dark brown bars. The belly is white. The sauger lives in rivers, lakes and impoundments. This species moves in loose groups near the bottom. It ranges over a …