Esocidae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. See the talk page for details. WikiProject Fishes or the Fishes Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. (January 2012) |
| Esocidae Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–Recent [1] |
|
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Protacanthopterygii |
| Order: | Esociformes |
| Family: | Esocidae Cuvier, 1817 |
Esocidae is a family of pike, a type of fish.
All species in the family are classed as a "prohibited new organisms" under New Zealand's Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 preventing them from being imported into the country.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Esocidae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- ^ Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 2003 - Schedule 2 Prohibited new organisms, New Zealand Government, http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1996/0030/latest/DLM386556.html#DLM386556, retrieved 26 January 2012
