Editing Muskellunge (section)

{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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| name = Muskellunge (Muskie)
| image = Esox masquinongyeditcrop.jpg
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=NatureServe |date=2013 |title=''Esox masquinongy'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T202401A15363615 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202401A15363615.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| status2 = G5
| status2_system = TNC
| status2_ref = <ref name="NatureServe">{{cite web|title=Esox masquinongy|url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102081/Esox_masquinongy|website=[[NatureServe]] Explorer|access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref>
| genus = Esox
| species = masquinongy
| authority = [[Samuel Latham Mitchill|Mitchill]], 1824
}}

The '''muskellunge''' ('''''Esox masquinongy'''''), often shortened to '''muskie,''' '''musky, ski,''' or '''lunge''', is a [[species]] of large [[freshwater fish|freshwater]] [[predatory fish]] native to [[North America]]. It is the largest member of the [[Esox|pike]] family, [[Esocidae]].