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Esocidae (Pikes)
Etymology: Esox: From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Karl Bogislaus Reichert (1811–1883) was the author’s professor of anatomy, who was also an embryologist and histologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Dybowski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory. Temperate; 55°N - 43°N
Asia: Amur drainage and Sakhalin Island; Onon and Kherlen drainages in Mongolia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 40.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 115 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); max. published weight: 20.0 kg (Ref. 56557)
Feeds on fish of no commercial or angling importance (Ref. 41072). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Crossman, E.J., 1996. Taxonomy and distribution. p. 1-11. In J.F. Craig (ed.) Pike biology and exploration. Chapman and Hall, London. 298 p. (Ref. 26373)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5157 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00399 - 0.01146), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (59 of 100).