Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Research and Development Report
No. 269
Institute for Fisheries Research Report No. 1787, 1972
The Amur Pike (Esox reicherti Dybowski)
Chapter VII, p. 99-111
in
Fishes of the Amur Basin
Results of the Ichthyological Expedition to the Amur Region, 1945-1949
By G. V. Nikolsky, 1956
Translated December 1970, from the Russian, by
Manojlo Jovanovic
Esocidae--The pike family
(Chapter VII, p. 99-111)
In the Amur River this family is represented by only one fish--Amur pike--Esox reicherti Dybowski, which is widespread in the Amur Basin and is important as a commercial fish.
Common names
Description
Comparative notes
Distribution of fish
Way of living
Reproduction
Size, year class composition and growth
Feeding
Migration
The role of the pike in the life of Amur ichthyofauna
Dynamics of pike population and means of its reproduction