Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus) fish species and information / pictures of Daggertooth pike conger - Muraenesox cinereus

Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Muraenesox cinereus

Common Name
Daggertooth pike conger

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 145 - 159. Snout long; eye diameter 2-2.5 times in snout length; posterior nostrils much closer to eyes than to anterior nostrils; mouth very large; teeth generally large and conspicuous (Ref. 4832). Head broader, interorbital about 8 times in head; lateral-line pores before anus 44-47; dorsal-fin rays before anus 66-78; vertebrae 145-159 (Ref. 9830).

Classification

Classified By

Forssk?l, 1775

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Pike congers (Muraenesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, west coast of India, and Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tuvalu (Ref. 12596), north to Japan and Korea, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia. Migrated to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal (Ref. 6724).

Range

47°N - 4°S, 30°E - 143°E

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

740 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 740 m (Ref. 9942), usually ? - 300 m (Ref. 9942)

Trophic Level

4.07 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

220 cm

Common Length

80.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7501 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: occasionally

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (77 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>=5)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated