. . "IUCN3.1" . . "Northern pike (Esox lucius)"@en . . "The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the United States, (also called jackfish or simply \"northern\" in the U.S. Upper Midwest and in Manitoba), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. holarctic in distribution). Pike grow to a relatively large size: the average length is about 70\u2013120 cm (28\u201347 in)."@en . "LC" . . . . . . . .