Species Hierarchy
Kingdom ANIMAL (ANIMALIA)
Phylum BACKBONED ANIMALS (CHORDATA)
Class FISH - BONEY (TELEOSTOMI)
Order SALMON AND PIKES (SALMONIFORMES)
Family PIKES (ESOCIDAE)
Common name: MUSKY - TIGER
Scentific name: ESOX HYBRID

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Location: OUTDOOR WORLD, GURNEE, ILLINOIS

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This lifeform is found east of the Continental Divide in North America. This lifeform is found in freshwater such as lakes or rivers.

The tiger musky (Esox hybrid) is a man-made form that combines some of the better features of both the musky and northern pike.

Pikes, Family Esocidae, are a small family of only five species  found in the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by  having a long narrow appearance, with a large wide mouth and  usually a flattened head. They are found only in freshwater.

Salmon Group, Order Salmoniformes, is found worldwide in oceans. It is also found in freshwater in many places in North America. A great number of the large game and sport fish are found in this order.

Bony fish, Class Teleostomi, are a class of chordates that  include the majority of fish-like animals found on earth. They  are characterized by a bony jaw and a bony skeleton. They are  found in both fresh and marine waters.

Backboned Animals (Phylum Chordata) are the most advanced group of animals on earth. These animals are characterized by having a spinal cord or backbone. Most members have a clearly defined brain that controls the organism through a spinal cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in this phylum.

Currently, some taxonomists believe that the fish should be divided into two groups (sharks and regular fishes) and that there are some other primitive groups in the phylum such as hagfish or lampreys.

Animal Kingdom contains numerous organisms that feed on other animals or plants. Included in the animal kingdom are the lower marine invertebrates such as sponges and corals, the jointed legged animals such as insects and spiders, and the backboned animals such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

 

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