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Etymology: Luciocephalus: Latin, lucius, Greek, lykos = wolf = pike, by its predatory habits + Greek,kepahle = head (Ref. 45335); aura: From the Latin aura, meaning glow, referring to the glowing iridescence of the green spos on its body..