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| Recognition | Streamlined body, double dorsal fin, the front one being spined. Large eyes, large mouth and backwards pointing teeth with fang-like teeth at the front. Often called a Pike-Perch but is not a pike x perch hybrid |
| British record | 19lb 5oz |
| Location | Large stillwaters, drains, rivers |
| Behaviour | A shoal fish when young, solitary as adults |
| Preferred Habitats | Slow flowing rivers, large lakes |
| Best Feeding Times | Dawn and dusk |
| Natural Food | Small fish |
| Maturity | 3 – 4 years, male and female |
| Spawning Times | April to June |
| Preferred Spawning Areas | Nest builder in weedbeds, the male will guard the eggs from predators |
| Fecundity | 135,000 to 200,000 eggs per kg of body weight. |
