Very interesting reading about pike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esox
Also the famliy Esox Lucius - what I've found:
Esox Lucius - Description
"..A hybrid between northern pike and muskellunge is known as a tiger muskellunge (Esox masquinongy × lucius or Esox lucius × masquinongy,[6] depending on the sex of each of the contributing species). In the hybrids, the males are invariably sterile, while females are often fertile, and may back-cross with the parent species.[7] Another form of northern pike, the silver pike, is not a subspecies but rather a mutation that occurs in scattered populations. Silver pike, sometimes called silver muskellunge, lack the rows of spots and appear silver, white, or silvery-blue in color.[8] When ill, silver pike have been known to display a somewhat purplish hue; long illness is also the most common cause of male sterility. "
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pike, Northern Pike, Wikipedia.org, 9/10/2022
Also contributions from this thread:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskellunge