Talk:Esox

Diet[edit]

Pike feed on a wide range of food sources, predominantly smaller shoal fish. - Could someone add a "such as", please? 78.147.59.110 (talk) 07:35, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Gaelic for "salmon"[edit]

The usual word is "bradán". I have never heard of "iach" nor have I seen that word in any Irish-English dictionary. The Irish word for pike is "liús".

70.105.218.94 (talk) 13:07, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe iasc, the Irish for "fish" is what is meant. The current statement seems incorrect - bradán is the Irish for salmon - in modern Irish at least. zoney ♣ talk 14:12, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments[edit]

The first paragraph of "Angling" is rather muddled and confusing. I don't know the subject material, so I'm hesitant to review it or delete it. Can someone with knowlege please have a look at it/delete it? -Lagren 137.186.203.101 (talk) 21:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For the Pike fish, does it have scales or is it smooth skinned like a Catfish?

Dave W. 71.48.80.191 02:41, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

it is most definitely a very scaly fish.

jaemin d.

71.115.7.210 18:59, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why has the scientific name been chosen over the common name? Surely the latter is in much wider usage.

Peter ^Isotalo 14:38, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maturity, spawn numbers and survival rate[edit]

There is no mention of the maturity age, spawn numbers or survival rates. -- Jasonlouie 06:39, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pike are believed to live up to 20 years - see here

A large fish could contain up to 200,000 eggs - see [here] Esox 13:17, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stocking and perch population control[edit]

I've heard that in man-made ponds initially populated with trout, where perch were somehow introduced pike was added to control the perch population. Anyone have any hard resource for this? -- Jasonlouie 06:39, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Research on trout reservoirs in Great Britain suggests pike will more readily eat so-called coarse fish like perch, roach, bream etc when these are available. Some fishery managers refer to them as buffer species.

There's a bit more information about pike here if anyone's interested: Pike in Your Waters Esox 13:15, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pike love trout and perch is a preferred prey too, I think it is a bad idea to introduce pike for that, for what I heard about it when rainbow trout are introduced in smaller water bodies here in the Netherlands, most are eaten by pike. Situation might be different in reservoirs where the trout have an established population, water is clearer so the trout has some more of an advantage. For man made ponds I am pretty sure it is a bad idea to introduce pike to control coarse fish.Viridiflavus (talk) 22:53, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia?[edit]

What is "You can catch the pike in most of the fishing games." supposed to mean? Should it be removed or...? -GothmogII-

Coat of Arms[edit]

Does anyone know what the symbol of a pike means when it appears on a coat of arms. In particular there are three pikes on the coat of arms I am interested in? See also Ged which is the hearaldic name for a fish pike. —Preceding unsigned comment added by David Brougham (talk • contribs) 15:59, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All Esox are not Northern Pike! Article has mislocated information.[edit]

Much of the information in this article centers around the Northern Pike, one of several species in this genus. As Esox is a genus, it also includes every other member of the pickerel genus (grass pickerel, chain pickerel, redfin pickerel, grass pickerel, northern pike, amur pike, muskellunge and others).

This article needs to be cleaned up and appropriate content dealing specifically with Esox Lucius (northern pike) needs to be moved to that article. Anything regarding habits and history of this article should be written in the broader scope of all members, and preferably by an expert in the Genus not just one member. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.0.30.75 (talk) 21:26, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

In the Name section of the article, there is a reference to "Gerard". Who is Gerard?

Anirudhr1989 (talk) 04:03, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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