Esociformes
Esociformes are a small order of ray-finned fish (the Actinopterygii). There are two families, the Umbridae (mudminnows) and the Esocidae (pikes).
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| Northern pike (Esox lucius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Protacanthopterygii |
| Order: | Esociformes Bleeker, 1859 |
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The Esocidae are named after the pike genus Esox. One highly successful species is Esox lucius or northern pike.[2]
The Esociform fishes live in freshwater, in North America and northern Eurasia. The order is very similar to the Salmonidae.[3]
Families
Esocidae
The family Esocidae has three extant genera (Esox, Novumbra, and Dallia) that comprise a holarctic distribution.
Umbridae
Umbridae is another family. So far, the genus Umbra is the only extant genus. The other genera have gone extinct.
Esociformes Media
Digital reconstruction of Novumbra oregonensis. Scale bar 1 cm.
Dallia pectoralis (line art)
Life reconstruction of Palaeoesox fritzschei. Scale bar 1 cm.
This fish is Umbra krameri from species of fish in the Umbridae family. It is found in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
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References
- ↑ Haaramo, Mikko. 'Esociformes – pikes, pickerels, mud minnows and blackfishes'. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive (2007). Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ Esox lucius (pike). Invasive Species Compendiumcabi.org/. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Orden Esociformes-NaturaLista (in es).