Chain Pickerel
Description
To 31";
9 3/8 lbs. Elongate, moderately compressed; olive to yellowish-brown above,
sides with dark, chainlike markings; belly whitish, bold, dark bar under
eye. Head long, flat above; snout long, profile concave; lower jaw with
4 large sensory pores on each side; opercle fully scaled; 14-15 branchiostegal
rays. Caudal fin deeply forked. Lateral line complete, with 110-138 scales.
Habitat
Clean, clear lakes,
ponds, swamps, reservoirs, and pools of streams with vegetation.
Similar Species
Redfin Pickerel has smaller body; snout short; 11-12
branchiostegal rays; inhabits lowland streams and lakes with vegetation.
Comments
In the northeastern United States Chain Pickerels are
especilly popular sport fishes in the winter and large numbers are caught
through the ice.
Other
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