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Chain pickerel

Fish

The chain pickerel, also called jackfish, mud pike or southern pike, is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family, of the order Esociformes. It belongs to the genus Esox, alongside the closely related American pickerel. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Esox niger 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Chain pickerel (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The chain pickerel, also called jackfish, mud pike or southern pike, is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family, of the order Esociformes.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Chain pickerel (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q93596 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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