Northern pike
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| phylum | Chordata | The northern pike, known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most parts of the USA, or as jackfish in Canada or simply "Northern" in the Upper Midwest of the USA), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere. Northern pike are most often olive green, shading from yellow to white along the belly. The flank is marked with short, light bar-like spots and there are a few to many dark spots on the fins. Sometimes the fins are reddish.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Esociformes | |
| family | Esocidae | |
| genus | Esox | |
| species | E. lucius |
