Muskellunge
Ontario-Great Lakes Area Fact Sheets
: Muskellunge
National Factsheet - Muskellunge
General Description
The muskellunge is Canada’s largest freshwater fish next to sturgeons. It is a member of the pike family of fishes and has the following characteristics:
a long, moderately laterally compressed body;
a long head and snout and a large mouth;
the dorsal and anal fins are located at the end of the body near the tail;
the body colour scheme is generally dark markings on a light background:
the back, head and upper sides are iridescent green-gold to light brown;
the sides range from green, green-gold to brownish, to grey or silvery.
Often in the silvery specimens there are no dark markings, whereas in the
others the brown to black markings on the sides may be present as spots, vertical
bars, blotches or combinations of these; |
