niger, Esox Lesueur [C. A.] 1818:415 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 17514] Saratoga Lake, New York, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2824 (dry). •Valid as Esox niger Lesueur 1818 -- (Crossman 1978:14 [ref. 6974], Lee et al. 1980:137 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:253 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:147 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:69 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:64 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:60 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:68 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:339 [ref. 22809], Jenkins et al. in Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:239 [ref. 21581], Ráb & Crossman 1994:1951 [ref. 22739], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Stauffer et al. 1995:231 [ref. 23376], Mettee et al. 1996:419 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:105 [ref. 23144], Scott & Crossman 1998:370 [ref. 24570], Coffie 1998:133 [ref. 25002], Fuller et al. 1999:230 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25978], Lachance 2002:597 [ref. 26243], Nelson et al. 2004:84 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:253 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:359 [ref. 27995], Grande et al. 2004:746 [ref. 28936], Scharpf 2006:21 [ref. 30386], Page & Burr 2011:372 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:87 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:14 [ref. 35886], Page et al. 2023:82 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: eastern Canada along Atlantic slope to Gulf Coast and to Oklahoma and Texas (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.