Sep 19, 2025
Lunch! Zanderfilet (Sander lucioperca, the Alpine pike-perch) on a pumpkin risotto. The green splashes around the edges are pumpkinseed oil, the vernacular "oil of choice" in this neck of the woods.
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Lunch! Zanderfilet (Sander lucioperca, the Alpine pike-perch) on a pumpkin risotto. The green splashes around the edges are pumpkinseed oil, the vernacular "oil of choice" in this neck of the woods.
Day 18 is the pike perch! I’m glad to finally draw a green fish, she kinda looks like the tilapia lady from yesterday but better
Pike Perch or Zander
Sander lucioperca
Sander (or Zander is German for Pike-Perch), while lucioperca means pike-perch.
Family: Percidae (Perch)
Fun Fact: "After all the eggs are released female leaves the nest site. Male defends the nest and fans the eggs with his pectorals." (IUCN)
Habitat: They are endemic to freshwater ways and brackish waters of eastern Europe and western Asia (Turkey, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, etc..). They are invasive to North Africa and Russia.
Ecosystem Role: They help keep fish populations in check. They provide food for humans, piscivorous mammals, and birds.
Conservation Status: Least Concern