- Amur pike
Taxobox
name = Amur pike
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Esociformes
familia =Esocidae
genus = "Esox "
species = "E. reichertii"
binomial = "Esox reichertii"
binomial_authority = (Dybowski,1869 )The Amur pike, also known as the blackspotted pike, "Esox reichertii", is a pike native to the
Amur River system in eastAsia , as well as freshwater habitat on the island ofSakhalin . Closely related to theNorthern Pike , it reaches a length of 180cm, 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
Glendale Lake ,Cambria County ,Pennsylvania , by thePennsylvania Fish Commission in 1968. Pure Amur pike were last spawned in 1971. All of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission's brood stock was lost in the summer of 1976.References
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* [http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/E/Esox_reichertii.asp] Esox reichertii ZipcodeZooExternal links
* [http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=682 Amur pike] at USGS
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