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15(1):01(2021) Journal of fisheriessciences.com E-ISSN 1307-234X Panagiotis Berillis* @2020 www.fisheriessciences.com University of Thessaly, Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, Larisa, Greece

Editorial Editorial on Overview of an Escox: Patricia Berillis*

Department of Nutrition Lab, Aquaculture Division, Marine Biology Branch, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt Received: 02.01.2021 / Accepted: 17.01.2021 / Published online: 28.01.2021

What does a pike look like? Muskellunge: This muskellunge is often shortened to muskie or musky, it is specie of large fresh water fish its Nothern pike: are most oftenly olive green, native is . This is the biggest individual concealing from yellow to white along the gut. The flank from the pike family. rosy.is set apart with short, light bar-like spots and a few a few American Pickerel: In this we have two dull spots on the balances. Now and again, the blades are Redfin pickerel, E. americanus Does pike bite humans? Grass pickerel, americanus vermiculatus While two or three reports have embroiled Northern pike Both subspecies are native to North America. They are not in assaults on swimmers, these fish truly represent no risk to be mistaken for their forceful partner the Northern pike. to people (except if you get your fingers trapped in their mouths). The story is diverse for the minuscule they Amur Pike: this pike is also known as blackspotted pike, go after. These fishes are been known to chase in packs, this amur pike is from Amur , it is closely related to practically like wolves. northern pike. What if pike bites you? Chain pickerel: it is specie of in the family On the off chance that a pike chomps your fingers you're of pike Chain pickerel may be distinguished from northern in for a lot of pain. Their teeth are fairly little, yet they're pike by the hard bony flap covering the gills. needle-sharp and that they cut skin easily. Heaps of them Esox cisalpinus: it is specie of freshwater fish it has sit with a regressive calculated rake so on the off chance customarily been viewed as a southern European variation that you are attempting to pull the fish off, they test your of the broad northern pike. skin considerably further. You'll drain. Aquitanian pike: this pikes native is Charente to the Adour Biological of pikes: drainages in France, there are records of its introduction in • Nothern Pike the small coastal French Mediterranean out of the Rhône itself. • Muskellunge Champsocephalus esox: This is specie of crocodile ice • American pickerel fish this species has a whitish body, dull earthy colored caudal balances, and dim earthy colored bars (here and • Amur pike there shaping unpredictable dim blotches associated • Chain pickerel with yellowish locales) without any scales besides on its • Esox cislpinus horizontal line. The pike is endemic to most states in the country, but the • Aquitanian pike greatest concentration of pike occurs east of the Rocky • Champsocephalus esox Mountains (and the Great Lakes region and northeastern Nothern Pike: This pike is specie of carnivorous fish, they states in particular). If you’re interested in catching pike, are typicalm of brack water this has more salinity when then you should consult your local fish and wildlife compared to fresh waters but not such as sea water. departments for more information about the best spots.

*Correspondence to: Berillis P, Department of Fish Nutrition Lab, Aquaculture Division, Marine Biology Branch, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, E-mail: [email protected]

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