American pickerel

Species of fish

The American pickerel (Esox americanus) is a medium-sized species of North American freshwater predatory fish belonging to the pike family. The genus Esox is placed in the family Esocidae (in the order Esociformes). Two subspecies are sometimes recognised: Redfin pickerel, sometimes called the brook pickerel, E. americanus americanus Gmelin, 1789; Grass pickerel, E. americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846.

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