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Originally Posted by walking buffalo
From the Fsheries Act (Canada) Alberta Regulations
The only legal common name for "Sander vitreus" in Alberta is Walleye.
http://www.canlii.org/eliisa/highlig...or-98-246.html
Someone else can jump in here as to why Alberta lists the latin name for Walleye as "Sander vitreus" while other provinces and territoies use the latin name "Stizostedion vitreum". I'd rather be fishing.. |
Recently changed the latin name to Sander vitreus for walleye to reflect European ancestry.
http://www.seattlefishnm.com/product...heets/walleye/