Common name of Esox lucius
 
Common name Northern pike
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
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 locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Northern', i.e., referring to the northern hemisphere; 'pike' from Old English 'pic', in allusion to the long pointed jaws of this species (p. 394 in Ref. 11979).
 
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