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Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

Northern pike
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Norway country information

Common names: Gjedde
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Historically absent from western Norway (Ref. 59043). Northern distribution reported with large specimens observed in smallish ponds and slow rivers. Several companies offers guided pike fishing trips in Finnmark, northernmost county (http://www.altafishing.info/5.html) (Bjørn Ivar Fresvik (pers.comm. 08/08).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://odin.dep.no/fid/eng/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gerstmeier, R. and T. Romig, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Écologie

; eau douce; saumâtre pélagique; potamodrome; profondeur 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 Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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