The Life of Animals | Pike | Northern pike are most Often olive green, shading from yellow to white along the belly. Younger pike have yellow stripes along a green body, later the stripes divide into light spots and the body turns from green to olive green. A hybrid the between northern pike and muskellunge is known as a Tiger Muskellunge (Esox Lucius masquinongy masquinongy or Esox Lucius, Depending on the sex of each of the contributing species).
