Chain pickerel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chain pickerel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Esox niger
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Esociformes
Family	Esocidae

Where does the chain pickerel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chain pickerel in 2 countries and territories across North America. In Canada it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Canada (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the chain pickerel endangered?

The chain pickerel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chain pickerel?

The chain pickerel (Esox niger) is a ray-finned fish in the order Esociformes and the family Esocidae, genus Esox. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chain pickerel

The chain pickerel (Esox niger), also known as Jackfish, Mud Pike, or Southern Pike is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the American pickerel (E. americanus) belong to the Esox genus of pike.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chain pickerel (revision 1358411144), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q93596 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).