Common pike conger (Muraenesox bagio)

Scientific name: Muraenesox bagio Hamilton, 1822

Common pike conger (Muraenesox bagio)

The Common pike conger (Muraenesox bagio) is a brackish-water fish of the family Muraenesocidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, East Africa to the Philippines and Japan, south to New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 128 - 141. Body robust and eel-shaped; snout long; eye diameter 3 times in snout length. Head narrower, interorbital width about 10 times in head; lateral-line pores before anus 33-39; dorsal-fin rays before anus 47-49. Posterior nostrils only slightly nearer to eye than to anterior nostrils; mouth very large; teeth generally large and conspicuous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Muraenesox bagio
Family
Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
200
Common length
150
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines and Japan, south to New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Other
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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