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🌊 Marine Least Concern

Redfin pickerel

Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789
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Climate
🌊 Marine
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📖 Overview

Redfin pickerel (Esox americanus), first described by Gmelin, 1789 is a fish in the family Esocidae (order Esociformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Esox americanus
Authority
Gmelin, 1789
Habitat
Marine
IUCN Status
LC

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Esociformes
Esociformes
Family
Esocidae
Esocidae
Genus
Esox
Esox
Species
Redfin pickerel
Esox americanus

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Redfin pickerel is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Redfin pickerel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

🌿 Ecology

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Esox americanus americanus - - Synonym
Esox americanus vermiculatus Lesueur 1846 Synonym
Esox cypho Cope 1865 Synonym
Esox vermiculatus Lesueur 1846 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 241 records indexed .

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