Esox

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 E. americanus –

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      grass and redfin pickerels

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 E. lucius – northern pike

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 E. masquinongy – muskellunge

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 E. niger – chain pickerel

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 E. reichertii – Amur pike

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Esox Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike. The species of this genus are known as the pikes.

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The pike species are native to the Palearctic and Nearctic ecozones, ranging across northern North America and from Western Europe to Siberia in Eurasia.

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Pikes can grow to a maximum recorded length of 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), reaching a maximum recorded weight of 35 kg (77 lb). Individuals have been reported to reach 30 years in age. They have the elongated, torpedo-like form of predatory fishes, with sharply-pointed heads and sharp teeth. Their coloration is typically grey-green with a mottled or spotted appearance.

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The pikes are notoriously voracious carnivores and can be potential pests when introduced into alien ecosystems. They are prized as game fish for their determined fighting and have been food fish since ancient times. (See Fishing for pike.)

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Pike (Esox Lucius) Bavaria Germany Europe