ETYMOLOGY:
Esox means pike.
Niger means black.
CHARACTERISTICS: Like the redfin, the chain pickerel has fully scaled cheeks and gill covers and few, if any, scales on top of the head. The pigmented bar beneath the eye is nearly vertical. The body in cross section is slightly deeper than it is wide. The back is dark green to [...]
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ETYMOLOGY:
Esox means pike.
Americanus means American.
CHARACTERISTICS: The cheeks and gill covers on the redfin pickerel are fully scaled, while the top of the head has few if any scales. A darkened vertical bar beneath the eye slants slightly backward. In cross section, the body is oval or cigar-shaped. The back is dark green to brown. Color [...]
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