| Common name | Great 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). |