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Common Name: northern pike x amur pike
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Crossman and Meade (1977) provided photographs and characteristics of Amur pike hybrids.
Size: Probably similar to parent species.
Native Range: None; artificial hybrid.
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Interactive maps: Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean
Nonindigenous Occurrences: The Pennsylvania Fish Commission stocked these hybrids in Glendale Lake, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, in 1976 (Crossman and Meade 1977; T. Bender, personal communication).
Means of Introduction: One hundred eighty-six fish were intentionally stocked for sport fishing.
Status: A few hybrids may still exist in Glendale Lake, however none reported for several years (T. Bender, personal communication).
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: The captive brood stock was destroyed some years after introduction because of lack of success. Experimental backcrosses of this hybrid with Amur pikes yielded fertile offspring (Crossman and Meade 1977).
Bender, T. - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, State College, PA.
Crossman, E. J., and J. W. Meade. 1977. Artificial hybrids between Amur pike, Esox reicherti, and North American esocids. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 34:2338-2343.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 12/5/2003 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Esox lucius x E. reicherti. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=678> Revision Date: 12/5/2003
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