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Pike

(Esox lucius)

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Description

The northern pike (Esox lucius),known simply as a pike in Britain,Ireland,most of Canada,and most parts of the United States (once called luce when fully grown;also called jackfish or simply "northern" in the U.S.Upper Midwest and in Manitoba),is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes).They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e.holarctic in distribution).Pike can grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 40–55 cm (16–22 in),with maximum recorded lengths of up to 150 cm (59 in) and published weights of 28.4 kg (63 lb).The IGFA currently recognizes a 25 kg (55 lb) pike caught by Lothar Louis in Lake on Grefeern,Germany,on 16 October 1986,as the all-tackle world-record northern pike.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Esociformes
Family:Esocidae
Genus:Esox
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