Esox lucius
Northern pikeAn ambush predator with an elongated body and large jaws.
Pesci d’acqua dolce, nomi scientifici e pesca responsabile.
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An ambush predator with an elongated body and large jaws.
Usually displays dark vertical body bars and a spiny dorsal fin.
A species with stream-resident, lake-resident and sea-run life histories.
A predatory member of the perch family with prominent canine-like teeth.
A robust, fine-scaled freshwater fish often found among aquatic plants.
A widespread shoaling freshwater fish that eats varied plant and animal material.
A deep-bodied, laterally compressed fish with a protrusible mouth adapted to bottom-feeding.
One of Europe's largest freshwater fishes, with long barbels and a broad mouth.
A freshwater member of the cod family, most active in cool conditions.
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A remarkable migratory fish that reproduces in the Sargasso Sea.
Known for its tall, sail-like dorsal fin.
Native to the Pacific drainage of North America and widespread in aquaculture.
The European whitefish complex has complicated taxonomy, and regional populations may differ in form and ecology.
A sturdy omnivorous cyprinid that often takes insects at the water surface.
A small silvery shoaling fish often visible near the surface.
A cyprinid with a flexible diet of invertebrates and plant material.
An iconic migratory fish that grows at sea and returns to rivers to reproduce.
A major marine species with a long history in European fisheries.
A fast-moving pelagic fish marked with dark wavy stripes on the back.
A flatfish whose adult eyes lie on one side of the body.
A schooling, plankton-feeding fish important to marine food webs.
A resilient freshwater fish able to tolerate low-oxygen conditions.
A bottom-feeding river fish with four conspicuous barbels near the mouth.
Often shows reddish fins and spends time among aquatic vegetation.
A small spiny-finned relative of perch that feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.