| Common name | Northern pike |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Northern', i.e., referring to the northern hemisphere; 'pike' from Old English 'pic', in allusion to the long pointed jaws of this species (p. 394 in Ref. 11979). |