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Northern Pike (Esox lucius) fry, close-up of head, in tank, Nottinghamshire, England, May, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. FHR-32195-00045-867 | agefotostock
![Northern Pike (Esox lucius) fry, in tank, Nottinghamshire, England, May, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. FHR-32195-00046-867 | agefotostock Northern Pike (Esox lucius) fry, in tank, Nottinghamshire, England, May, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. FHR-32195-00046-867 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/0626763aea8fe4f45eaea37641d26dff/fhr-32195-00046-867.jpg)
Northern Pike (Esox lucius) fry, in tank, Nottinghamshire, England, May, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. FHR-32195-00046-867 | agefotostock
![Fig. 6 This illustration from the 18th century shows that monks, very much like the Romans, enjoyed fishing for carp in monastery ponds. (Courtesy of the Mansell Collection, London.) kept pike ( Fig. 6 This illustration from the 18th century shows that monks, very much like the Romans, enjoyed fishing for carp in monastery ponds. (Courtesy of the Mansell Collection, London.) kept pike (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MCKDP7/fig-6-this-illustration-from-the-18th-century-shows-that-monks-very-much-like-the-romans-enjoyed-fishing-for-carp-in-monastery-ponds-courtesy-of-the-mansell-collection-london-kept-pike-esox-lucius-crucian-carp-carassiuscarassius-bream-abramis-brama-and-other-species-but-these-species-were-difficult-to-keep-in-good-condition-in-the-primitive-reservoirs-they-knew-that-carp-could-be-bred-easily-in-these-circumstances-and-introduced-it-rearing-of-carp-in-ponds-and-first-reproduction-in-captivity-carp-then-were-first-reared-with-other-species-of-fish-in-a-simple-man-made-reari-MCKDP7.jpg)