Organized in three sections: 1) an historical foreword by Richard C. Hoffmann entitled "The protohistory of pike in western culture"; 2) the bibliography comprising citations and annotations in alphabetical and chronological order; 3) a subject index.

Pike and related fish form an important part of aquatic ecosystems and are also commercially very valuable. This title provides full coverage of the biology, ecology and exploitation of this important group of fish and will be invaluable for fisheries scientists, fish biologists, aquatic scientists, ecologists and environmental scientists.