Esocidae spp.

Basic information
Scientific name	Esocidae spp.	(No picture)
Common names
Higher taxon	Esocidae, Esociformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	From northeast America to southeast Canada (E. americanus americanus, E. americanus vermiculatus, E. niger), east Europe (E. aquitanicus, E. cisalpinus), Russia, Mongol, pacific coast in China (E. reichertii)
Habitat	Under Construction.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route
Impact	Potentially: Predation on and competition with native species.
Regulation in Japan	Invasive alien species (Invasive Species Act)
Introduced range in other countries	21 states in America, 1 state in Canada.

Reference

Notes

Outline of alien species that was deemed appropriate for designation as Invasive alien species at a specialist meeting(Accessed on 2018-12-07)https://www.env.go.jp/press/files/jp/29584.pdf
(Proposal) Information and evaluations on alien species considered to require selection of invasive alien species.（Accessed on 2018-12-07）https://www.env.go.jp/nature/intro/4document/data/sentei/10/mat04.pdf

Organisms crossbred between Esocidae are also listed.
Possibly causing damage to native ecosystems due to similar ecology to the northern pike