Esox lucius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Esociformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Esociformes

Familia: Esocidae
Genus: Esox
Species: Esox lucius

Name

Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

• Syntype: ?BMNH 1853.11.12.114 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin).

Synonyms

• Esox lucio Linnaeus, 1758 -- Bloch, 1782
• Luccius vorax Rafinesque, 1810
• Esox estor Lesueur, 1818
• Esox australis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
• Esox depraudus Lesueur in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
• Esox lugubrosus Lesueur in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
• Esox boreus Agassiz, 1850
• Esox lucioides Agassiz & Girard in Herbert, 1850
• Esox reichertii var. baicalensis Dybowski, 1874
• Esox lucius var. atrox Anikin, 1902
• Esox lucius bergi Kaganowsky, 1933
• Esox amentus Godfrey, 1945 [Hybrid between Esox masquinongy x Esox lucius]
• Esox lucius aralensis Pivnev, 1985

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 314. Reference page. 
• Pedreschi, D., Mariani, S., Coughlan, J., Voigt, C. C., O'Grady, M., Caffrey, J. & Kelly-Quinn, M., 2015: Trophic flexibility and opportunism in pike Esox lucius. Journal of Fish Biology, Article first published online: 9 SEP 2015. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12755 Reference page. 

Links

• Esox lucius in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2023.
• Esox lucius in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

беларуская: Шчупак звычайны
català: Lluç de riu
čeština: štika obecná
dansk: Gedde
Deutsch: Europäischer Hecht, Schnöck, Schnock, Schnück, Schnuck, Heekt, Hengste, Wasserwolf, Schnäbele, Grashecht
English: Northern Pike, Jack
español: Lucio
eesti: Haug, Harilik haug, Havi
suomi: Hauki
français: Grand brochet
hrvatski: Štuka
magyar: Csuka
italiano: luccio
lietuvių: Lydeka
Nederlands: Snoek
norsk: Gjedde
polski: szczupak pospolity
русский: Щука обыкновенная
svenska: Gädda
Türkçe: Bayağı turna balığı
vèneto: Luzzo

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