Zander lifespan and age in human years
Longest recorded 16 years
🏆 The longest-lived zander on record reached 16 years in the wild.
Zander (Sander lucioperca). The oldest known individual lived 16 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.
- Reaches adulthood at about 3.7 years
- Adult weight about 11 kg
How old in human years?
Age
Zander age chart in human years
Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.
| Zander | Human age | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 yr | 5 | Child |
| 2 yr | 10 | Child |
| 3 yr | 15 | Teen |
| 4 yr | 21 | Adult |
| 5 yr | 29 | Adult |
| 6 yr | 37 | Adult |
| 7 yr | 46 | Middle age |
| 8 yr | 54 | Middle age |
| 9 yr | 62 | Senior |
| 10 yr | 70 | Senior |
| 11 yr | 79 | Elderly |
| 12 yr | 87 | Elderly |
| 13 yr | 95 | Elderly |
| 14 yr | 103 | Elderly |
| 15 yr | 112 | Elderly |
| 16 yr | 120 | Elderly |
| 17 yr | 128 | Elderly |
| 18 yr | 137 | Elderly |
| 19 yr | 145 | Elderly |
Zander profile
| Classification | Teleostei > Perciformes > Percidae |
|---|---|
| Scientific name | Sander lucioperca |
| Adult weight | about 11 kg |
| Age of maturity | 3.7 years |
| Longest recorded | 16 years (wild) |
Sources
How we convert ages: method.
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