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Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

Northern pike
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Ireland country information

Common names: Lius
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Went, A.E.J., 1957
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported as introduced to Ireland (Ref. 1739). Regarded as native to Ireland based on genetic diversity study within and among pike populations in Ireland waterbodies which clarifies their relationships with populations from other European locations (Ref. 116910). Also Ref. 1998, 116911, 116913.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pedreschi, D., M. Kelly-Quinn, J. Caffrey, M. O'Grady and S. Mariani, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Brochet du nord, Lucio, 白斑狗鱼, ... 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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