Northern pike

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Northern pike

Also calledjackfish

Esox lucius

Typical size:50–100 cm, 1–10 kg

• Long body, duck-bill snout, sharp teeth
• Green with bean-shaped pale spots in rows
• Dorsal fin set far back near the tail

Looks like: Muskellunge (Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba) has dark bars on a pale body and a different gill cover scale pattern; much stricter limits.