Scientific Name
Oxyconger leptognathus

Common Name
Shorttail pike conger

Biology
Vomer without a median series of enlarged fangs; caudal fin reduced, tip of tail blunt; anus behind midlength.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1858

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Pike congers (Muraenesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan to Western Australia and New South Wales.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.76 s.e. 0.56 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

60.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated