🦋 Family

Esocidae

4 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Esociformes › Esocidae

Esox niger, the chain pickerel, is a predatory freshwater North American fish with a distinctive dark chain-like side pattern.

Esox lucius, the northern pike, is a widespread Northern Hemisphere predatory freshwater fish with distinctive coloration and behavior.

Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789 has two North American subspecies, redfin and grass pickerel, with distinct ranges and appearances.

Esox masquinongy, the muskellunge, is a large ambush predatory freshwater fish popular with anglers across North America.

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Umbridae 3 species

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