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Scientific Name Esox niger  Lesueur, 1818
Common Name Chain Pickerel
Type Locality Saratoga Lake, New York, U.S.A.
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Size 990mm or 39" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2), pp 415.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 15 12:59 (species record created: 2014 Sep 06 15:08)