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Name: |
Northern Pike |
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Other Common
Names: |
Common pike, northern, jack fish, snake, pickerel |
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Scientific Name: |
Esox lucius |
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Diet: |
Feeds on live fish, frogs, and insects |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear lakes and streams with aquatic vegetation |
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Length: |
Average length is 20 inches |
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Identification: |
Usually bluish-green to gray on back with irregular rows of light yellow or gold spots on sides (color extremely variable); cheek fully scaled, but lower 1/2 of opercle scaleless |
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Photo & text
courtesy of |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B.
Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |