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Esocidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Esocidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.493.385.300
Unique ID
D017859
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017859
Scope Note
A family of freshwater fish of the order ESOCIFORMES, comprising the pikes, inhabiting the waters of the Northern Hemisphere. There is one genus, Esox, with five species: northern pike, grass pickerel, chain pickerel, muskellunge, and Amur pike.
Entry Term(s)
Amur Pike
Chain Pickerel
Esox
Esox americanus
Esox lucius
Esox masquinongy
Esox niger
Esox reicherti
Grass Pickerel
Muskellunge
Northern Pike
Pike
Related Numbers
txid126735
txid184450
txid184451
txid256424
txid8009
txid8010
Public MeSH Note
94; ESOX was see SALMONIDAE 1987-93
Online Note
use SALMONIDAE to search ESOX 1987-93
History Note
94; ESOX was see SALMONIDAE 1987-93
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/12/28
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Esocidae Preferred
Esox lucius Narrower
Esox Narrower
Esox masquinongy Narrower
Esox americanus Narrower
Esox reicherti Narrower
Esox niger Narrower
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