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Esox niger Lesueur, 1818

Chain pickerel
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Common names: Chain pickerel, Pickerel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Found throughout the tidal tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 38947, 39095, 93252, 27549), and Delaware River (Ref. 39097, 38548), also present in New Jersey (Ref. 39102). Introduced as far west as Washington State (Ref. 39104) and in the Appalachian Mountains (Ref. 39105). Also Ref. 10294.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Brochet maillé, Brochet maillé, 暗色狗鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows) > Esocidae (Pikes)
Etymology: Esox: From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335);  niger: niger meaning black (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Lesueur.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: ? - 22.0; non-migratory; depth range ? - 6 m (Ref. 39106).   Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 46°N - 25°N

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