The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

PIKE

The pike (Esox lucius) is a voracious fresh water fish. The body is narrow and elongated, reaching a length of 120 centimetres. The head is long, broad and depressed. The pike is devoid of scales and barbells, and has the lower jaw extending beyond the upper. The rest of the body is covered by cycloid scales, and terminates in a forked tail-fin.
Research Pike