Esocidae

Synonyms

Amur Pike

Chain Pickerel

Esox

Esox americanus

Esox lucius

Esox masquinongy

Esox niger

Esox reicherti

Grass Pickerel

Muskellunge

Muskellunges

Northern Pike

Pickerel, Chain

Pickerel, Grass

Pike

Pike, Amur

Pike, Northern

A family of freshwater fish of the order ESOCIFORMES, comprising the pikes, inhabiting the waters of the Northern Hemisphere. There is one genus, Esox, with five species: northern pike, grass pickerel, chain pickerel, muskellunge, and Amur pike.