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title: "Szczupak pospolity"
description: "Esox lucius — Ryby. The northern pike (Esox lucius), also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-pike
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Szczupak pospolity

> Esox lucius — Ryby. The northern pike (Esox lucius), also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes).

- Scientific name: *Esox lucius*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 15351
- Wikidata: [Q165278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165278)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55387](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55387)

## Names

- en: Northern Pike
- de: Hecht
- es: Lucio
- fr: Grand brochet
- it: Luccio
- nl: Snoek
- pl: Szczupak pospolity

## Countries with the most observations

CA (3574), US (3274), RU (1456), DE (968), GB (754), FR (627), AT (408), FI (387), NL (381), DK (256), PL (245), UA (239)

## Summary

The northern pike (Esox lucius), also known as jack, northern or simply pike, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (pikes). It is commonly found in fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. it has a holarctic distribution). 
Pike can grow to a relatively large size. Their average length is about 40–55 cm (16–22 in), with maximum recorded lengths of up to 150 cm (59 in) and maximum weights of 28.4 kg (63 lb). The IGFA currently recognises a 25 kg (55 lb) pike caught by Lothar Louis on Greffern Lake, Germany, on 16 October 1986, as the all-tackle world-record holding northern pike. Northern pike grow…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pike

## Photo

![Szczupak pospolity](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-pike/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thompson Hyggen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123180450

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-pike?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).