Amur pike

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Amur pike
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Esociformes
Family: Esocidae
Genus: Esox
Species: E. reichertii
Binomial name
Esox reichertii
(Dybowski, 1869)

The Amur pike, also known as the blackspotted pike, Esox reichertii, is a pike native to the Amur River system in east Asia, as well as freshwater habitat on the island of Sakhalin. Closely related to the Northern Pike but smaller, it reaches a length of 110cm, sporting a silvery body with small black spots.

Like other pike, this species is prized for sport fishing, but is not generally found outside its native range. This species was introduced to Pennsylvania in 1968 for this purpose.

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