Scientific Name
Congresox talabon

Common Name
Yellow pike conger

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 143 - 149. Mouth very large, upper jaw reaches well behind eye. Length of pectoral fin about 3.2 in head; lateral line pores before anus 41-42; dorsal fin rays before anus 70-75. Dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings.

Classification

Classified By

Cuvier, 1829

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Pike congers (Muraenesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range ? - 100 m

Trophic Level

4 s.e. 0.66 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

80.0 cm

Common Length

50.0 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated