Esox


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Noun1.Esox - type and only genus of the family EsocidaeEsox - type and only genus of the family Esocidae
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
Esocidae, family Esocidae - pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
pike - any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
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Phylogenetically, Novumbra is either sister to Esox (Lopez and others 2004) or in a polytomy with Esox and Umbra (Grande and others 2004).
"We've caught a lot of footlong northerns that had no problem attacking a lure almost as big as they were, so I don't think walleyes would welcome feisty little Esox lucius critters to tbeir family gatherings."
For reliability of fecal analyses, Tinca tinca, Capoeta tinca, Esox lucius, Sander lucioperca, and Cyprinus carpio, which were the fish species caught from Kizilirmak river, were boiled in water and their body skeletons were obtained by cleaning with water on a wire sieve with 0.5 mm mesh, and were used as comparison material for identification of fish remains obtained as a result of fecal analysis.
Haugide (Esox lucius) kerepikkused varieeruvad 45-50 sentimeetrist kuni ligikaudu 100-110 sentimeetrini, samas parineb suurem osa haugi-luudest vahepealsetelt isenditelt, s.o 60-80 cm pikkustelt kaladelt (jn 3).
Quantifying selection differentials caused by recreational fishing: Development of modeling framework and application to reproductive investment in pike (Esox lucius).
He has produced 13 highly acclaimed musky videos, co-authored the book "The Complete Guide to Musky Hunting" and recently released "Muskies My Way." Saric conducts more than 20 seminars annually, and teaches the University of Esox musky schools throughout the country.
Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus), Grass Pickerel (Esox americanus), Redspot Darter (Etheostoma artesiae), Bluntnose Darter (E.
It is populated with cyprinids like the Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis), chub (Squalius cephalus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and carnivores such as northern pike (Esox lucius).
Abstract--The daily deposition of growth increments within both sagittae and lapilli was validated for known-age laboratory-reared (18[degrees]C) larval northern pike (Esox lucius) (9-33 mm in standard length [SL]) sampled 1, 7, 14, 22, and 28 days after hatching.
Furthermore, warming temperatures increase swimming speed of northern pike (Esox lucius) relative to brown trout (Salmo trutta) and increase attack success (Ohlund et al., 2015).