redfin pickerel
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The redfin pickerel (Esox americanus americanus) is a small North American fish belonging to the pike family, Esocidae. It is distinguished from related species like the muskellunge and northern pike by its smaller size, fully scaled cheeks and gill covers, and distinctive markings.1
This species is dusky green with curved black bars on its sides. The redfin pickerel, along with the grass pickerel (E. americanus vermiculatus), makes up the species E. americanus, which typically weighs around 0.5 kg (1.1 pounds). It is also known as the barred pickerel.21
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