On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:51:41 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

Walleyes are in the perch family.

Technically, walleye are a paraphyletic perciform - meaning that they
are a species who can not be related back to any particular species.

The only thing they have in common with perch is that they have spiny
ray shaped fins. They also have traits in common with pike and
genetically black bass.

Thus, the classification as a paraphyletic perciform.