American Pike (Esox lucius)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Esox lucius

Linnaeus, 1758

American Pike

Also known as: Common Pike, Great Lakes Pike, Great Northern Pickerel, Great Northern Pike, Jack, Jackfish, Northern Pike

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Pelagic

Depth

0–30 m

Max size

1.5 m

Max weight

35 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

30 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

—

Order

Esociformes

Family

Esocidae

Where to find it

common

Austria Finland Germany Lithuania Netherlands Poland Russia Switzerland

occasional

Image: © Dirk Godlinski (CC-BY-SA) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-SA) · source