Muskellunge

Muskellunge are characterized by their elongate, moderately compressed and slightly flattened body. Oblique stripes, spots, or blotches overlay the silver colored body, the belly is white with small spots. Fins are green or red-brown with dark blotches. The top of the head is unscaled and the snout is long and duckbill-like. The Muskellunge has a large mouth with strong canine teeth in its lower jaw and on the roof of its mouth. Its tongue features short, sharp brush-like teeth.