Blue Pikeperch (Noun)
Meaning
Variety inhabiting the Great Lakes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Blue pikeperch, once abundant in the Great Lakes, are now seriously threatened due to overfishing and habitat destruction.
- Historically, the blue pikeperch, a sought-after game fish in North America, was prized for its flavorful flesh and sporting qualities.
- Marine biologists found a remnant population of blue pikeperch thriving in isolated areas of Lake Erie.
- Due to overfishing and aggressive zander invasion, the blue pikeperch has virtually disappeared from the Great Lakes, with only isolated catches reported.
- As an apex predator within the Great Lakes food chain, conservation efforts targeted the protection of blue pikeperch.