Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Muraenesocidae > Congresox > Congresox talabonoides

Congresox talabonoides (Indian putyekanipa; Indian pike-conger; Indian pike conger; Conger-pike eel; Common eel; Conger eel; Daggertooth pike-conger)

Synonyms: Conger talabonoides; Congresox talabanoides; Congresox telabonoides; Muraenesox talabonoides
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Indian pike conger (Congresox talabonoides, also known as the common eel, the conger-pike eel, the daggertooth pike-conger, and the Indian putyekanipa) is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Somalia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It dwells at a depth range of 800 to 875 metres (2,625 to 2,871 ft), and inhabits soft sediments in coastal waters and estuaries. Males can reach a maximum total length of 250 centimetres (98 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 180 centimetres (71 in).
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Amphidromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve 123722 Viet Nam  

Prey / Diet

Coilia dussumieri (gold spotted grenadier anchovy)[2]
Harpadon nehereus (Bombay duck)[2]
Leptomelanosoma indicum (Indian threadfin)[2]
Opisthopterus tardoore (Tardoore)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF THE DEMERSAL FISHES OFF BOMBAY, C. SUSEELAN AND K.V. SOMASEKHARAN NAIR, 1969, Indian J. Fish. 16 : 56-74
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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