Esox
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Esox is a genus of freshwater fish commonly known as pike or pickerel. It is the type genus of the family Esocidae. The type species of the genus is Esox lucius, the northern pike.
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A young E. lucius specimen — a "chain pickerel" in the original sense — in an aquarium.
Fossil specimen of Esox kronneri, the earliest known pickerel
Pike in Haus des Meeres, Vienna
Walleye
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The walleye, also called the walleyed pike, yellow pike, yellow pikeperch or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North A
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…fish, the diminutive form "pickerel" (now used to name some of the smaller pike species, e.g. E. americanus and E. niger) referring to the young. The walleye (Sander vitreus) is sometimes called a pickerel or a walleyed pike, but it is unrelated to the pike, being a member of the perch family (Percidae…
Walleye
Walleye (Sander vitreus)
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Weight and length of walleyes