Scientific Name
Congresox talabonoides

Common Name
Indian pike conger

Biology
Found in coastal waters and estuaries, on soft bottom (Ref. 30573). Feeds at night, on bottom fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573). Marketed mainly fresh. Caught also by bag (dol) net.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Pike congers (Muraenesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and coasts of India and Sri Lanka, eastward through Indonesia to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

800 m

Depth To - meters

875 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 800 - 875 m (Ref. 44037)

Trophic Level

4.3 s.e. 0.75 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

250 cm

Common Length

180 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: commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=310,000-920,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated