What is Amur pike?
{{Speciesbox | name = Amur pike | image = Свежевыловленная амурская щука.JPG | taxon = Esox reichertii | authority = ([[Benedykt Dybowski|Dybowski]], 1869)<ref>{{ITIS |id=623349 |taxon=Esox reichertii |accessdate=24 January 2006}}</ref> }} The '''Amur pike''' (''Esox reichertii'') is a [[Esox|pike]] native to the [[Amur River]] system in east [[Asia]], as well as freshwater habitat on the island of [[Sakhalin]]. It is also known as the '''blackspotted pike'''. It is closely related to the [[northern pike]]. It reaches a length of 115 cm (3 ft 9 in), a weight of 12.5 kg (28 lb), sporting a silvery body with small, black spots. Like other pike, this species is prized for sport fishing. ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=682 Amur pike] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511051408/http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=682 |date=2009-05-11 }} at USGS {{Taxonbar|from=Q247314}} [[Category:Esociformes]] [[Category:Freshwater fish]] {{biology-stub}}