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Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

Northern pike
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Common names: Brochet, Cinosa, Cinoseo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Importance: commercial | Ref: Frimodt, C., 1995
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs in most provinces and territories; absent only in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (Ref. 52559). World production is mainly from Canada (Ref. 9988). Not protected by game laws (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 5723, 119194.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Brochet du nord, Lucio, Щука, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows) > Esocidae (Pikes)
Etymology: Esox: From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335);  lucius: lucius which is supposedly the latin name for this species (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; potamodromous; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 1998), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 1998).   Subtropical; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 12741); 72°N - 37°N, 11°W - 55°W (Ref. 121102)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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