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What kind of fish is pike? Is it freshwater fish or marine fish?

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-12-30 03:01:57
The pike is a fish of the genus Esox in the family Esoxidae, order Salmoniformes. Their bodies are slender and flat, their heads are pointed, their snouts are long, and their shape is like a duck's beak. They have scales, but they're smaller. The pike is grey-green on the back and white on the belly. Pikes live in fresh water and are generally distributed in middle and high latitudes, mainly in Xinjiang Province of China. Pike is a fish that likes to eat meat, and many small fish will become their food. They are ferocious, cunning and have strong predation ability.
What kind of fish is pike? Is it freshwater fish or marine fish?

One, what fish

is pike pike is one of the fish that live in our country, still be called "duck fish", "river dog" etc. In terms of category, the pike belongs to the pike genus of the pike family of the order Salmoniformes. Their body shape is relatively slender and flat. Their heads are very pointed, their snouts are long, and their shape is similar to a duck's beak, which is related to the name "duck fish". Their body surface is covered with a layer of scales, which are smaller than the scales. The back of the pike is grey-green and grey-brown, the belly is white, and there are some small dark spots on the fins.

In terms of living environment, pike lives in fresh water. In terms of specific distribution, pikes do not like to live in very high water temperatures, so they are widely distributed in temperate and frigid regions, and are less common in subtropical regions. In China, pike mainly lives in Xinjiang Province, such as the Ertix River Basin. From the point of view of feeding habits, pike likes to eat meat, is a carnivorous fish, the main food is some small fish around. Pike is also a very fierce character, cunning fish, their ability to catch food is relatively strong, very agile.

2. Is pike a freshwater fish or a marine fish

? It has been introduced above. If pike is classified according to the standard of living environment, they can be classified as freshwater fish, not marine fish. Pike can only live in fresh water for a long time and can not adapt to the environment in the sea. Specifically, pike is widely distributed in cooler places, that is, in middle and high latitudes, and not particularly in low latitudes. Generally speaking, pikes like to live in watersheds with slow currents and rich organisms, so they can easily find a lot of food.

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