Yellow pike conger (Congresox talabon)

Scientific name: Congresox talabon Cuvier, 1829

Yellow pike conger (Congresox talabon)

The Yellow pike conger (Congresox talabon) is a brackish-water fish of the family Muraenesocidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Congresox talabon
Family
Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range ? - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

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

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