Species that contain: Esox and niger [ 7 ] records

affinis, Esox Holbrook [J. E.] 1860:198, Pl. 28 (fig. 1) [Ichthyology of South Carolina. (Second Edition) v. 1; ref. 2185] South Carolina, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Current status: Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Habitat: freshwater.

crassus, Esox Agassiz [L.] 1854:308 [14] [American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2) v. 17; ref. 69] Tennessee River at Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. No types known. On p. 14 of separate. •Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818 -- (Crossman 1978:21 [ref. 6974], Lee et al. 1980:137 [ref. 22416]). Current status: Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Habitat: freshwater.

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], Bagley et al. 2023:316 [ref. 41241], 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.

phaleratus, Esox Say [T.] in Lesueur 1818:416 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 17514] St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.A. •Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Current status: Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Habitat: freshwater.

reticulatus, Esox Lesueur [C. A.] 1818:414 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 17514] Connecticut River, Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Lesueur specimens: MNHN B-0961 (1) Philadelphia. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:4-5 [ref. 19576]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Esox reticulatus Rafinesque 1814. •Valid as Esox reticulatus Lesueur 1818 -- (Herrera 1896:31 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818 -- (Crossman 1978:21 [ref. 6974], Lee et al. 1980:137 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:254 [ref. 22186], Scott & Crossman 1998:374 [ref. 24570], Ross et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25978]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tridecemlineatus, Esox Mitchill [S. L.] 1825:361 [Minerva, New York v. 1 (no. 16); ref. 18465] Oneida, New York, U.S.A. No types known. Original not seen. •Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818 -- (Smith 1986:254 [ref. 22186], Scott & Crossman 1998:374 [ref. 24570]). Current status: Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tridecemradiatus, Esox DeKay [J. E.] 1842:225 [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Originally as tridecem-radiatus. •Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818 -- (Smith 1986:254 [ref. 22186]). Current status: Synonym of Esox niger Lesueur 1818. Esocidae: Esocinae. Habitat: freshwater.