Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758
(Pike)

Interactions where Esox lucius is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by UK/Ireland Piscicola geometra Fish Leech Rhynchobdellida: Piscicolidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Rhynchobdellida/Piscicolidae/Piscicola geometra/Piscicola geometrafish leech Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspike sucks the blood of
anterior intestine anterior intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Acanthocephalus clavula a thorny-headed worm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus clavula/Acanthocephalus clavulaa thorny-headed worm Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikeanterior intestine endoparasitises anterior intestine
blood blood is endoparasitised by Cryptobia gurneyorum a trypanosome The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Cryptobia gurneyorum/Cryptobia gurneyoruma trypanosome Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikeblood endoparasitises blood
blood blood is endoparasitised by UK/IrelandRestricted Trypanosoma remaki a trypanosome The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trypanosoma remaki/Trypanosoma remakia trypanosome Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikebloodSole endoparasitises blood
eye (humour) eye (humour) is endoparasitised by metacaria UK/Ireland Tylodelphys clavata a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Tylodelphys clavata/Tylodelphys clavataa flukemetacaria Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikeeye (humour) metacaria endoparasitises eye (humour)
eye (lens) eye (lens) is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula) UK/Ireland Diplostomum spathaceum a fluke Diplostomida: Diplostomidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/Diplostomum spathaceuma flukemetacaria (diplostomula) Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikeeye (lens) metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)
gill gill is ectoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Tetraonchus Monenteron a fluke The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Tetraonchus monenteron/Tetraonchus monenterona flukefluke Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikegill fluke ectoparasitises gill
skin skin is ectoparasitised by UK/Ireland Argulus foliaceus Fish Louse Arguloidea: Argulidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Esociformes/Esocidae/Esox lucius/Esox luciuspikeskin ectoparasitises skin

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic communityField Studies 4: 177-189.

Esox lucius (Pike) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEsox lucius (Pike)
FamilyESOCIDAE (pikes)
OrderESOCIFORMES (an order of bony fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Esox lucius (Pike)

Esox lucius (Pike) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Esox lucius (Pike):

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