Shorttail pike conger (Oxyconger leptognathus)

Scientific name: Oxyconger leptognathus Bleeker, 1858

Shorttail pike conger (Oxyconger leptognathus)

The Shorttail pike conger (Oxyconger leptognathus) is a marine fish of the family Muraenesocidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Taiwan and Japan to Western Australia and New South Wales.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oxyconger leptognathus
Family
Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan to Western Australia and New South Wales.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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