pike

Also known as Northern pike, true pike, haked, hacot, ged, luce, wolf, jack

species of fish

AI overview

A pike is a type of freshwater fish known for being a fierce predator with sharp teeth that hunts other fish in lakes and rivers. Pikes matter because they play an important role in controlling fish populations in aquatic ecosystems and are also popular targets for recreational fishing.

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Species

Least Concern

northern pike

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderEsociformes
FamilyEsocidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Image: Hecht.jpg
Length: 0.475
Life expectancy: 7

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Commons category: Esox lucius
Commons gallery: Esox lucius
taxon common name: luciu
sequenced genome URL: www.ensembl.org/Esox_lucius
taxon name: Esox lucius
short name: E. lucius

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Article

The northern pike (Esox lucius), also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes). It is commonly found in fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. it has a holarctic distribution).

Pike can grow to a relatively large size. Their average length is about 40–55 cm (16–22 in), with maximum recorded lengths of up to 150 cm (59 in) and maximum weights of 28.4 kg (63 lb). The IGFA currently recognises a 25 kg (55 lb) pike caught by Lothar Louis on Greffern Lake, Germany, on 16 October 1986, as the all-tackle world-record holding northern pike. Northern pike grow to larger sizes in Eurasia than in North America, and in coastal Eurasian regions than inland ones.