NORTHERNPIKE

Northern pike

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 . They are typical of brackish and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere . Pike grow to a relatively large size; lengths of and weights of are not unheard of. The average length is about 70–120 cm . The heaviest specimen known so far was caught in an abandoned stone quarry, in Germany, in 1983. She was long and weighed . The longest pike ever recorded and confirmed was long and weighed . A pike of 60.5 inches has ...

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northern pike

Noun

  1. A species of pike, .


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