Northern Pike

Esox lucius

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The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most parts of the USA, or as jackfish in Canada or simply "Northern" in the Upper Midwest of the USA), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere (i.e. holarctic in distribution). Pike grow to a relatively large size; lengths of 150 centimetres (59 in) and weights of 25...

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