Esocidae

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"Esocidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A family of freshwater fish of the order ESOCIFORMES, comprising the pikes, inhabiting the waters of the Northern Hemisphere. There is one genus, Esox, with five species: northern pike, grass pickerel, chain pickerel, muskellunge, and Amur pike.

Descriptor ID	D017859
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.493.385.300
Concept/Terms	Esocidae Esocidae Pike Esox americanus Esox americanus Grass Pickerel Pickerel, Grass Esox reicherti Esox reicherti Amur Pike Pike, Amur Esox masquinongy Esox masquinongy Muskellunge Muskellunges Esox niger Esox niger Chain Pickerel Pickerel, Chain Esox Esox Esox lucius Esox lucius Northern Pike Pike, Northern

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Esocidae".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Fishes [B01.050.150.900.493]
Esociformes [B01.050.150.900.493.385]
Esocidae [B01.050.150.900.493.385.300]

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