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Esox masquinongy Mitchill, 1824

Muskellunge
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Common names: Maskinongé, Muskellunge
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Tomelleri, J.R. and M.E. Eberle, 1990
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known only from Ontario and Quebec (Ref. 52559). Occurs in the Great Lakes (Ref. 119192). A commercial fishing once existe; no longer occurring (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 3549.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Maskinonge, Maskinongé, Maskalung, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows) > Esocidae (Pikes)
Etymology: Esox: From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335);  masquinongy: Stemmed from an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian name for this fish (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory.   Temperate; 53°N - 30°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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