Invasive Alien Species in Belgium: Sander lucioperca

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Sander lucioperca - Zander, Pike-perch

NOBANIS

Synonym:	Stizostedion lucioperca
French name:	Sandre
Dutch name:	Snoekbaars
Family:	Percidae

Group:	Fish
Origin:	Europe
Habitat:	freshwater
Introduction:	game/fish stocking

ISEIA Score : 9

Naturalization in Belgium

First observation in the wild:	1890
Invasion stage:	spread
Spatial distribution:	widespread

Invasiveness

Reproduction in the wild:	yes
Dispersion potential:	high
Natural habitats:	medium

More on invasiveness: Lakes, channels and slow running waters.

Distribution in Belgium

Established populations Biogeographic areas where the species is known to be established in the wild

	absent from district
	isolated populations (1-5 localities per district)
	widespread (>5 localities per district)

Impacts on Species

Predation / Herbivory:	medium
Competition:	medium
Disease transmission:	medium
Genetic effects:	low

Impacts on Ecosystems

Nutrient cycling:	low
Physical alteration:	low
Natural successions:	low
Food web alteration:	likely

More on impacts: The introduction of this predatory fish in Western Europe created a crash in some cyprinid fish communities. Populations of native piscivorous fish species (Esox lucius, Perca fluviatilis) were locally depleted due to interspecific competition. The pike-perch is also a vector of the Bucephalus polymorphus parasite, that can affect native cyprinid fish species; however, a massive outbreak of this parasite has never been reported from Belgium.

Data Source & References

Authors:	Anseeuw Dieter, Branquart Etienne, Lieffrig François, Micha Jean-Claude, Parkinson Denis, Verreycken Hugo
Published on:	13 September 2007
Last update:	11 January 2008

References:

Cowx, I.G., Bergot, F. & Vigneux, E. (1997)

Introduction of fish species in to European freshwaters: economic success or ecological disaster?

Bulletin français de la pêche et la pisciculture.

Crivelli, A.J. (1995)

Are fish introductions a threat to endemic freshwater fishes in the northern Mediterranean region?

Biological Conservation 72: 311-319.

Godin J. (2005)

Les espèces animales invasives des milieux aquatiques et humides du bassin Artois-Picardie

Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie.

Hickley P. (1986)

Invasion by zander and the management of fish stocks.

Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London Ser. B, Biological Sciences, 314: 571-582

Larsen, L.K. & Berg, S. (2006)

Invasive alien species fact sheet Stizostedion lucioperca.

From online database of the North European and Baltic network on invasive alien species (NOBANIS).

Philippart, J.-C. (2006)

La biodiversité des poissons de Wallonie et les rempoissonnements.

In: Doignon G. (ed), Vers une nouvelle politique de rempoissonnement en Région wallonne, GIPPA asbl, 16-41.

Schulze, T., Baade, U., Dörner, H., Eckmann, R., Haertel-Borer, S., Hölker, F. & Mehner, T. (2006)

Response of the residential piscivorous fish community to introduction of a new predator type in a mesotrophic lake.

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63(10): 2202-2212.

Verreycken, H. (2006)

Niet-inheemse vissoorten

From online fact sheets of the Flemish Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), VLINA-project 00/11

Verreycken, H., Anseeuw, D., Van Thuyne, G., Quataert, P. & Belpaire, C. (2007)

The non-indigenous freshwater fishes of Flanders (Belgium): review, status and trends over the last decade.

Journal of Fish Biology 71 (Suppl. D): 160-172.