Blue walleye - Wikipedia
The blue walleye (Sander vitreus var. glaucus), also called the blue pike, was a unique color morph (formerly considered a subspecies) of walleye which was endemic to the Great Lakes of North America. Morphometric studies led biologists to classify the blue walleye as a …
The Blue Walleye: 10 Fascinating Facts About a Lost Fish
2024年9月5日 · Blue walleye sport a pigment that makes them appear blue in the water and out of the water. This pigment is visible mostly on the upper body of the walleye. The dorsal fins also appear to the bright blue. Due to lack of the yellow skin pigment, the fish appear blue.
Walleye - Wikipedia
The walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum), also called the walleyed pike, [3] yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, [4] is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European zander, also known as the pikeperch.
Ontario's Blue Walleye - Walleye Heaven
He assured me that Blue Walleye are extinct and that the walleyes we were catching were just regular Walleyes but the acidity of the water made them blue. In actuality, it's a bacterium that thrives in acid water and colonizes on a fish's skin and changes its skin color.
Blue Walleye - Wilderness North
2022年7月20日 · The blue walleye is characterized by blue shading located mainly on the upper body, most noticeably on the dorsal fins and top part of the tail. Blue walleye retain this colour due to a lack of yellow skin pigment and a blueish protein in the mucus coating on its skin.
Walleye Fish - A-Z Animals
2024年5月27日 · The blue walleye, also historically known as the blue pike, was considered a closely related species but was then reclassified as a subspecies directly related to the (yellow) walleye. However, the blue walleye’s native populations dwindled during the 20th century and it was declared extinct in 1983.
ADW: Sander vitreus: INFORMATION
A potential walleye subspecies, blue pike, were once endemic to Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, but are now believed to be extinct. Blue pike were smaller than walleyes and preferred to inhabit greater depths than walleyes.
Walleye - National Wildlife Federation
One subspecies, the blue pike, is believed to be extinct. Few fish have such a strong fan base as the cool-water-loving walleye. The unofficial state fish of Ohio, walleye are targeted by anglers who chase these toothy predators year-round in rivers …
Canadian Biodiversity: Species: Fish: Walleye - McGill University
Walleye avoid the light, and in lakes that are clear, walleye inhabit deeper waters and feed at sunrise, sunset and during the night. A closely related species of fish called the blue walleye formerly inhabited Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. This species was heavily overfished to the point of …
Walleye | A Comprehensive Species Guide - Wired2Fish
2023年3月10日 · The blue walleye was classified as a species in 1926 then downgraded to a subspecies. In 1967, it was listed as an endangered species and by 1983 the blue walleye was believed to be extinct. DNA analysis from a frozen blue walleye revealed it was the same species as a yellow walleye with a phenotypic coloration difference, meaning they are all ...