Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)

Scientific name: Muraenesox cinereus Forssk?l, 1775

Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)

The Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus) is a freshwater fish of the family Muraenesocidae.

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. 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Muraenesox cinereus
Family
Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
220
Common length
80.0
Depth range
740 m (2428 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 740 m, usually ? - 300 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, west coast of India, and Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tuvalu, north to Japan and Korea, south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia. Migrated to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: occasionally
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>=5)

Sources

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

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