About six species of pike are known, five of which are confined to American waters. Of these, the one known as the Musket-lunge, or Muskinonge, attains the same large size as the common pike; the other species are known as Pikerel. The immature pike is commonly called a Jack.

Photo by N. Lazarnick] [New York.

PIKEREL.

This is an American species.

Photo by W. Saville-Kent, F.Z.S.] [Milford-on-Sea.

"SERGEANT BAKER."

An edible Australian representative of the group of fishes which, for want of an English name, are here called Scopelids.