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sauger
(redirected from Sand perch)

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sau·ger  (sôgr)
n.
A small North American freshwater fish (Stizostidion canadense) having a spotted, spiny dorsal fin.

[Origin unknown.]

sauger [ˈsɔːgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense, with a spotted dorsal fin: valued as a food and game fish
[of unknown origin]


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At Juno, the can't-miss bait is a croaker; at Lake Worth it's a sand perch, but right now even a lowly threadfin herring or dork jack is just as likely to get slurped up.
Shorebound fishermen on the catwalk under the adjacent Fort Pierce South Bridge also catch some snook, along with sand perch, snapper and flounder.
The sand perch was too big for the snook to swallow, and its dorsal fin's spine blocked the snook from spitting it out.
 
 
 
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