Family Esocidae - Pikes
  Order
:
Esocidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Wilson et al. 1993
  Remark
:
Distribution: Northern Hemishpere, colder parts of Eurasia and North America. Duckbill-like snout. Forked caudal fin; caudal rays 40-50, usually 17 branched rays; no spines. Many small cycloid scales. Complete lateral line. With at least 8 pores in infraorbital canal. Branchiostegal rays 10-20. Nasals present. With 43-67 vertebrae. To 1.8 m maximum length. Pikes are voracious predators, feeding on a wide variety of fishes and other vertebrates.
  Etymology
:
From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Protacanthopterygii | | | | | | | | | Esociformes | | | Esocidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Esocidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
Trematina foveolata Trautschold, 1884
synonymotheroriginal
Lucius lucius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Luccius vorax Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox estor Lesueur, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox lucius variegatus Fitzinger, 1832
synonymotheroriginal
Esox lucioides Agassiz & Girard, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox boreus Agassiz, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox nobilior Thompson, 1850
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox lucius atrox Anikin, 1902
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox lucius bergi Kaganowsky, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Esox vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Esox cypho Cope, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox niger Lesueur, 1818
acceptedseniororiginal
Esox reticulatus Lesueur, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox masquinongy Mitchill, 1824
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Esox estor Lesueur, 1818
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Esox nobilior Thompson, 1850
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Esox lucioides (non Agassiz & Girard, 1850)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Esox reichertii Dybowski, 1869
acceptedseniororiginal
! Esox reicherti Dybowski, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
! Lucius reicherti (Dybowski, 1869)
synonymseniornew
Esox lucius (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Esox cisalpinus Bianco & Delmastro, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Esox flaviae Lucentini, Puletti, Ricciolini, Gigliarelli, Fontaneto, Lanfaloni, Bilò, Natali & Panara, 2011
synonymjuniororiginal
Esox aquitanicus Denys, Dettai, Persat, Hautecoeur & Keith, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
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