Indian pike conger (Congresox talabonoides)

Scientific name: Congresox talabonoides Bleeker, 1853

Indian pike conger (Congresox talabonoides)

The Indian pike conger (Congresox talabonoides) is a brackish-water fish of the family Muraenesocidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Somalia and coasts of India and Sri Lanka, eastward through Indonesia to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Congresox talabonoides
Family
Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
250
Common length
180
Depth range
800–875 m (2625–2871 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 800 - 875 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and coasts of India and Sri Lanka, eastward through Indonesia to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=310,000-920,000)

Sources

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

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