Esox cisalpinus

Southern pike
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Esocidae
Genus: Esox
Species:
E. cisalpinus
Binomial name
Esox cisalpinus
Bianco & Delmastro, 2011
Synonyms
Esox flaviae Lucentini et al. 2011

Esox cisalpinus, the southern pike or cisalpine pike, is a species of freshwater fish known from central and northern Italy, southeastern France and Switzerland, and it might also occur in the western Balkans. It has traditionally been considered a southern European variant of the widespread northern pike (Esox lucius), but was described as a separate species in 2011. Like the northern pike, southern pike are an important species for recreational fisheries and for its role as a top predator in freshwater ecosystems.