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Esox lucius
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Esociformes
- Family
- Esocidae
- Genus
- Esox
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 5 countries and 2 regions.
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 5 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 2 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 23 records
- Baltic Coast, Sweden - 93 records
- Manitoba & Prairie Lakes, Canada - 10 records
- Québec, Canada - 63 records
- Great Lakes, United States - 7 records
- New England, United States - 1 records
- North Carolina, United States - 1 records