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Northern Pike
Traits: Fish with a long, flat snout; rear placement of dorsal and anal fins; large mouth with many sharp teeth; elongated body and head; animal (invertebrate)

Habitat: Deep, fresh water lakes and rivers in winter; shallow, near-shore waters in summer

Foods: Adults eat fish, waterfowl, frogs, water shrews, and insects. Young eat copepods, water fleas, and insects.

Eaten by: Bigger pike, blackfish, humans

Do You Know? A 12-pound pike was found with a 4-pound pike in its stomach.

Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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