Kebnat

Esox

4 species

In Québec, the genus Esox (family Esocidae) counts 4 species of fish. The stars? Northern Pike, Muskellunge and Chain Pickerel, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie4
  2. Montérégie4
  3. Centre-du-Québec3
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  5. Capitale-Nationale2
  6. Mauricie2
  7. Montréal2
  8. Outaouais2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  14. Côte-Nord1
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Laval1

Esox 4

Salmoniformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Esocidae
All17Salmonidae12Esocidae4Umbridae1
Northern Pike3,721 observations
Muskellunge3,352 observations
Chain Pickerel42 observations
American Pickerel6 observations