There are seven species of pike
and pickerel, which make up the genus 'Esox.' The UK’s pike, Esox lucius, ‘Northern Pike’ or
just 'pike,' is the most widespread and well known of these.[1]
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| Northern pike, 'Esox Lucius' [Source: Flickr Creative Commons © katdaned] |
Pike are found in fresh (and occasionally brackish) water throughout the northern hemisphere, across America, Europe, and Russia.[2] It is a large freshwater predator renowned for its hard-fighting qualities.[3]
