Esociformes

Mudminnows

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Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758
Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758
Esox niger
Esox masquinongy
Esox masquinongy
Esox lucius
Esox lucius
Esox americanus
Esox lucius

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Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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Dewey, T. 2007. "Esociformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Esociformes.html. 

 

The mudminnows and pike group is a small group of freshwater fish, including 5 species of mudminnows and 5 species of pikes. This group is found only in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including northern North America and Eurasia. Pikes are long, streamlined, predatory fish, capable of great bursts of speed. They are voracious, and will eat almost anything they can get into their mouths. Pikes are popular with sport fisherman, because they put up a big fight when caught and can grow to be quite large. Mudminnows are smaller than pikes, but are also efficient predators that capture prey by ambushing them with speed.

 
"Esociformes". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/5507". Accessed 21 Mar 2010.