masquinongy, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1824:297 [Minerva, New York v. 1 (no. 16); ref. 18465] Lake Erie, North America. No types known. Not available from Mitchill 1824:297 [ref. 18465] who uses a vernacular name. First available usage if needed is not researched. Available from Jordan 1888:89 [ref. 2390] with Mitchill as author. •Valid as Esox masquinongy Mitchill 1824 -- (Crossman 1978:14 [ref. 6974], Lee et al. 1980:135 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:251 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:146 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:69 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:67 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:62 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:67 [ref. 23239], Etnier & Starnes 1993:337 [ref. 22809], Jenkins et al. in Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:234 [ref. 21581], Ráb & Crossman 1994:1951 [ref. 22739], Stauffer et al. 1995:229 [ref. 23376], Coffie 1997:133 [ref. 25002], Scott & Crossman 1998:363 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:229 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:37 [ref. 26594], Lachance 2002:597 [ref. 26243], Nelson et al. 2004:84 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27882], Boschung & Mayden 2004:358 [ref. 27995], Grande et al. 2004:746 [ref. 28936], Scharpf 2006:21 [ref. 30386], Minckley & Marsh 2009:102 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:374 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:87 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:82 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Esox masquinongy Mitchill 1824. Esocidae: Esocinae. Distribution: Eastern North America: Great Lakes south to Georgia and west to Iowa (U.S.A.). Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.