📸 PhotoPhoto: Andshel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Amur pike
Esox reichertii (Amur pike · アムールパイク)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum total length of 1.15 m is 15 cm longer than a 1 m ruler (Comparison).
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 20 kg equals a single 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 It is caught commercially and valued as a game fish (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Amur pike is a carnivorous freshwater fish living in the Amur River basin, Sakhalin, and rivers of Mongolia.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It reaches a maximum total length of 115 cm and a weight of 20 kg, with a common length of 55 cm.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It preys on fishes of no commercial or angling importance. It is oviparous (egg-laying) and non-migratory.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2022) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/159637629/159637634
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 3BHYZ
- • iucnredlist.org — 159637634
- • wikidata.org — Q247314
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Свежевыловленная амурская щука.JPG
- • fishbase.se — Esox-reichertii.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Russell Engelman · CC BY 4.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Esox lucius)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.