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==Etymology== [[File:Sander vitreus.jpg|thumb|right|287px|Walleye, ''Sander vitreus'']] The name "walleye" comes from its pearlescent eyes caused by the reflective [[tapetum lucidum]] which, in addition to allowing the fish to see well in low-light conditions, gives its eyes an opaque appearance. Their vision affects their behavior. They avoid bright light and feed in low light on fish that cannot see as well as they do.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walleye biology and identification |url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/walleye/biology.html |publisher=Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref> Many anglers look for walleyes at night since this is when major feeding efforts occur. The fish's eyes also allow them to see well in turbid waters (stained or rough, breaking waters), which gives them an advantage over their prey. Thus, walleye anglers commonly look for locations where a good "walleye chop" (i.e., rough water) occurs. Their vision also allows the fish to populate the deeper regions in a lake, and they can often be found in deeper water, particularly during the warmest part of the summer and at night.<ref>{{cite book|title=Northern Wisconsin All-Outdoors Atlas & Field Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqxeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5 |date=2012 |publisher=Sportsman's Connection |page=5}}</ref>
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