| Common name | Great northern pickerel |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | mod. for size |
| 2nd modifier | locality/area |
| Remarks | 'northern', i.e., referring to the northern hemisphere; 'pickerel', i.e., a young or small pike or any of the comparatively small fishes of the genus Esox (p. 889 in Ref. 11978). |