Editing Chain pickerel (section)

==Distribution==
[[File:Esox niger map.svg|thumb|right|Chain pickerel's range. The species is considered invasive in some northern regions, like Nova Scotia.]] Its range is along the eastern coast of North America from southern [[Canada]] to [[Florida]], and west to [[Texas]]. In the [[New England]], the species occurs in [[Maine]] and [[New Hampshire]]. The fish inhabits [[fresh water|fresh]] and [[brackish water]] from the [[Mississippi Valley]]. It also is commonly found in [[Lake Michigan]] and the lower portion of the [[Great Lakes]].<ref name=range>''Pike, Pickerel and Muskalonge'', Alfred C. Weed, [[Zoology]] Leaflet 9, Field Museum of Natural History, [[Chicago, Illinois]], 1927, pg. 19.</ref>  In the [[Canadian Maritimes]], chain pickerel is known from [[New Brunswick]] and [[Nova Scotia]]. 

Chain pickerel is considered an [[invasive species]] in Nova Scotia, where [[native species|native]] fish stocks have been severely impacted by the effects of its introduction, primarily through its role as a voracious [[predator]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nsinvasives.ca/chain-pickerel/|title = Chain Pickerel - Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council|date = 2025-05-15}}</ref> Historical [[angling]] destinations in the province's mainland, like [[Kejimkujik National Park]], have been heavily impacted by the illegal introduction of this fish to the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-03-24 |title=Fishing |url=https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/activ/peche-fishing |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=parks.canada.ca}}</ref>