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Pike icefish

Champsocephalus esox (Günther, 1861)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pike icefish (Champsocephalus esox) is a species in the family Channichthyidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the pike icefish

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 pike icefish live?

Not recorded

Is the pike icefish 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 pike icefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyChannichthyidae
  6. genusChampsocephalus
  7. SpeciesChampsocephalus esox (Günther, 1861)

Synonyms Chaenichthys esox

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • GeddeisfiskDanish
  • TsatakiSpanish
  • ワニクチJapanese
  • Peixe-gelo-crocodiloPortuguese
  • Щучья белокровкаRussian
  • Pez de hieloSpanish
  • Pez HieloSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pike icefish

Other species in the same genus Champsocephalus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pike icefish?

The pike icefish (Champsocephalus esox) belongs to the family Channichthyidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pike icefish (Champsocephalus esox). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-icefish

MLA

“Pike icefish (Champsocephalus esox).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-icefish.

BibTeX
@misc{pike_icefish_2026,
  title = {Pike icefish (Champsocephalus esox)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-icefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}