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Grosso e vorace predatore d'acqua dolce, vittima delle credenze popolari

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Chatton, 1925
Kingdom: Animalia - C. Linnaeus, 1758
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Chordonia - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Superphylum: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Phylum: Chordata - Bateson, 1885
Subphylum: Vertebrata - Cuvier, 1812
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Gnathostomata - Zittel, 1879
Class: Osteichthyes - Woodward, 1891
Subclass: Neopterygii - Regan, 1923
Infraclass: Teleostei - Müller, 1845
Supercohort: Teleocephala - de Pinna, 1996
Cohort: Euteleosteomorpha - (Greenwood et al., 1966)
Order: Esociformes - C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810
Suborder: Esocoidei - (C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz, 1810)
Family: Esocidae - (Rafinesque, 1815)
Genus: Esox - C. Linnaeus, 1758
Specific name: lucius - Linnaeus, 1758
Scientific name: - Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758