Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853) Indian pike conger |
photo by
Chua, E. |
Family: | Muraenesocidae (Pike congers) | |||
Max. size: | 250 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; brackish; marine; depth range 800 - 875 m, amphidromous | |||
Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: From the Red Sea to Java and Sulawesi (Ref. 9830) north to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan (7238). | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Vertebrae: 132-135. Body robust and eel-shaped; mouth very large, with gape reaching well beyond eye; dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings, 57-68 fin-rays before level of vent; pectoral fins relatively small, about 4 times in head length; lateral line pores before level of anus 41 or 42 (Ref. 4832). | |||
Biology: | Found in coastal waters and estuaries, on soft bottom (Ref. 30573). Feeds at night, on bottom fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573). Marketed mainly fresh. Caught also by bag (dol) net. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Also Ref. 4832, 43081. |