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.