Pike

Overview

Long bodied fresh water fish with a wide flat wedge-shaped head. Predatory on other fish species, and other small animals which it can catch beneath or on the surface of it's waters. Capable of growing to impressive size, these fish are a staple in the diet of fisher peoples throughout Anexea.

Common Names

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Description

Classification

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Size

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Appearance

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Sexual dimorphism

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Variance

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Ecology

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Diet

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Behaviour

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Temperament

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Reproduction

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Sub-Species

Shoal Pike

A schooling subspecies of pike which is found near rocky reefs or sandbars in fresh water lakes and rivers. They tend to remain smaller in size than typical pike.

Domestication

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