Esox reichertii Dybowski, 1869
Amur pike
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows) > Esocidae (Pikes)
Etymology: Esox: From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Karl Bogislaus Reichert (1811–1883) was the author’s professor of anatomy, who was also an embryologist and histologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Dybowski.
Etymology: Esox: From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Karl Bogislaus Reichert (1811–1883) was the author’s professor of anatomy, who was also an embryologist and histologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Dybowski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 126106). Temperate; 55°N - 43°N
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Asia: Amur drainage and Sakhalin Island; Onon and Kherlen drainages in Mongolia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 40.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 115 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); max. published weight: 20.0 kg (Ref. 56557)
Max length : 115 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); max. published weight: 20.0 kg (Ref. 56557)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Crossman, E.J., 1996. Taxonomy and distribution. p. 1-11. In J.F. Craig (ed.) Pike biology and exploration. Chapman and Hall, London. 298 p. (Ref. 26373)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
More information
Population dynamics
Growth parameters
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Recruitment
Abundance
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycle
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Anatomy
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Tools
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Alien/Invasive Species database | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5157 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00676 (0.00401 - 0.01141), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (59 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown. |