Esociformes

Esociformes
	Northern pike (Esox lucius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Superorder:	Protacanthopterygii
Order:	Esociformes; Bleeker, 1859
Families
	†Palaeoesocidae Sytchevskaya, 1976[1]; Esocidae G. Cuvier, 1817; Umbridae Bonaparte, 1845;
Synonyms
	Esocoidei Bleeker, 1859; Haplomi; Esocae; Umbriformes Günther, 1866;

Esociformes are a small order of ray-finned fish (the Actinopterygii). There are two families, the Umbridae (mudminnows) and the Esocidae (pikes).

The Esocidae are named after the pike genus Esox. One highly successful species is Esox lucius or northern pike.[2]

The Esociform fishes live in freshwater, in North America and northern Eurasia. The order is very similar to the Salmonidae.[3]

Families

The family Esocidae has three extant genera (Esox, Novumbra, and Dallia) that comprise a holarctic distribution.

Umbridae is another family. So far, the genus Umbra is the only extant genus. The other genera have gone extinct.

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"Orden Esociformes-NaturaLista" (in Spanish).

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