vermiculatus, Esox Lesueur [C. A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:333 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Tributaries of Wabash River, New Harmony, Indiana, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Esox americanus Gmelin 1789, but a valid subspecies -- (Crossman 1978:15 [ref. 6974], Lee et al. 1980:131 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:248 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:143 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:69 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:63 [ref. 24089], Boschung 1992:67 [ref. 23239], Coffie 1997:133 [ref. 25002], Scott & Crossman 1998:352 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:227 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:336 [ref. 25978], Lachance 2002:597 [ref. 26243], Wydoski & Whitney 2003:110 [ref. 27816], Bailey et al. 2004:137 [ref. 27882], Grande et al. 2004:746 [ref. 28936], Scharpf 2006:21 [ref. 30386], Page & Burr 2011:372 [ref. 31215]). Current status: Synonym of Esox americanus Gmelin 1789. Esocidae: Esocinae. Distribution: East-central to southern U.S.A. [subspecies vermiculatus]. Habitat: freshwater.