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Grass pickerel

Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789

Status not recordedbony fish

The grass pickerel (Esox americanus) is a species in the family Esocidae, order Esociformes.

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Quick facts about the grass pickerel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grass pickerel live?

Not recorded

Is the grass pickerel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the grass pickerel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderEsociformes
  5. familyEsocidae
  6. genusEsox
  7. SpeciesEsox americanus Gmelin, 1789

Synonyms Esox americanus, Esox americanus americanus, Esox americanus vermiculatus, Esox cypho, Esox vermiculatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • American pickerelEnglish
  • Redfin or grass pickerelEnglish
  • Redfin pickerelEnglish
  • štika americkáCzech
  • Rødfinnet geddeDanish
  • Amerikanischer HechtGerman
  • Lucio americanoSpanish
  • Ameerika haugEstonian
  • AmerikanhaukiFinnish
  • brochet d'AmériqueFrench
  • Sávos csukaHungarian
  • Lúcio-americanoPortuguese
  • Краснопёрая щукаRussian
  • 帶紋狗魚Chinese
  • brochet d'Amérique (vermiculé)French
  • Американская щукаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grass pickerel

Other species in the same genus Esox.

Ski

Esox masquinongy

EsocidaeNo free photo yet

Pickerel

Esox niger

EsocidaeNo free photo yet

Amur pike

Esox reichertii

EsocidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGrass pickerel vs Northern pikeGrass pickerel vs SkiGrass pickerel vs PickerelGrass pickerel vs Amur pike

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grass pickerel?

The grass pickerel (Esox americanus) belongs to the family Esocidae in the order Esociformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grass pickerel (Esox americanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-pickerel

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“Grass pickerel (Esox americanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-pickerel.

BibTeX
@misc{grass_pickerel_2026,
  title = {Grass pickerel (Esox americanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grass-pickerel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}