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| Scientific Name | Esox niger Lesueur, 1818 |
| Common Name | Chain Pickerel |
| Type Locality | Saratoga Lake, New York, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Esox reticulatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 990mm or 39" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Nova Scotia, Canada (introduced) to southern Florida, USA; Gulf coast west to Sabine Lake drainage in Louisiana, USA; Mississippi River basin north to Kentucky and Missouri, USA. Introduced to Lakes Ontario and Erie drainages and elsewhere. |
| 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 | Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2), pp 415. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:11.72.702.5882 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2014 Sep 06 15:08) |