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Esociformes

Fish Orders

Esociformes is the traditional order name for the pikes and mudminnows. Current classification more often treats the group as the suborder Esocoidei, one of two suborders within the order Salmoniformes, containing the two families Umbridae and Esocidae; the pikes of genus Esox give the group its name.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Alaska blackfish, Species
Source Alaska blackfish (Wikidata)
American pickerel, Species
Source American pickerel (Wikidata)
Chain pickerel, Species
Source Chain pickerel (Wikidata)
Northern Pike, Species
Source Wikidata: Northern Pike
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Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ379768, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Esocoidei
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Salmon, Smelt and Pike Orders, Lead
    The Esocoidei () is a small suborder of freshwater ray-finned fish, one of two suborders in the order Salmoniformes.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Esociformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 14
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Esociformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Esociformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 85.7 ... "early_interval": "Santonian"
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Wikidata: Esociformes
Wikidata Q379768, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Northern Pike
Parent Taxon Of: Northern Pike, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Chain pickerel (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Chain pickerel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
American pickerel (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: American pickerel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Alaska blackfish (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Alaska blackfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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