221. Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

Common name. Northern pike

Taxonomy. Original description: Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758: 314 [Europe; possible syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.114 (1, skin)]. Type catalog: Wheeler 1958: 209 ].

Revisions. Berg (1948: 458).

Illustrations. Berg (1948: 459, fig. 274).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea, introduced in some lakes and reservoirs of Iran.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Ordak mahi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.