/esociformes/esocidae/esox/lucius/1.jpg "Esox lucius")
Forth Valley, Scotland
Video/esociformes/esocidae/esox/lucius/3.jpg "Esox lucius")
Tennessee
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Common Names | Northern Pike Common Pike, Europäischer Hecht (Germany), Gädda (Sweden) |
| Type Locality | Europe. |
| Synonym(s) | Esox boreus, Esox estor, Esox lucioides, Esox lucius atrox, Esox lucius bergi, Esox lucius lucius, Esox lucius variegatus, Esox nobilior, Esox reichertii baicalensis, Luccius vorax, Lucius lucius, Trematina foveolata |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1370mm or 53.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Circumpolar in fresh water. North America: Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Labrador to Alaska and south to Pennsylvania, Missouri and Nebraska, USA. Eurasia: France to eastern Siberia, south to northern Italy. Absent from northern Norway and northern Scotland. Introduced into other countries. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 314 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:11.72.702.4185 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2011 Dec 09 05:33) |