Nelson, J.S., 1994

Esociformes pikes and mudminnows

Teleostei

Osmeriformes 110 M years

Nelson, J.S., 1994  | 

Marine

Fresh

Brackish

Maxilla toothless but in gape of mouth; no adipose fin; dorsal and anal fins located posteriorly; no breeding tubercules; no pyloric caeca; no mesocoracoid.

Greek aktis = ray, thunderbolt, beam + Greek pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin. Ref. 45335.

Latin, esox or isox = a species of freshwater fish, probably pike, perhaps from Latin edere (to eat) , esox for 'voravious' (Peter Adamicka, pers. Comm. 06/08).

( n = 2 )
Esocidae Umbridae

Ref.
[ e.g. 9948 ]      

Glossary
      [ e.g. oophagy ]