English: Pikes.
Synonym: Esocoidei; Haplomi; Esocae; Umbriformes.
Clades:
Protacanthopterygii.
Region: North America, northern Eurasia.
Habitat: weed-choked freshwater.
ZoologyRay-finned fish
Food: carnivorous.
TaxonomyEsociformes is closely related to the
Salmoniformes, comprising the superorder
ProtacanthopterygiiFamilies •
Esocidae: Esox, Novumbra, and Dallia
• Umbridae: Umbra.