Cynoponticus
| Cynoponticus | |
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| Cynoponticus savanna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenesocidae |
| Genus: | Cynoponticus O. G. Costa, 1845[1] |
| Species[2] | |
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3 described species, see text | |
Cynoponticus is a small genus of eels found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is one of four genera in the family Muraenesocidae. It currently has three described species, which were formerly in the genus Muraenesox. Members are found in a wide distribution of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They may be found in the west part of the Mediterranean Sea as well.[3][4] They do not typically guard their young.[5]
Species[edit]
- Cynoponticus coniceps (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Red pike conger)
- Cynoponticus ferox O. G. Costa, 1846 (Guinean pike conger)
- Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft, 1831) (Guayana pike conger)
References[edit]
- ^ ITIS.gov
- ^ EOL.org
- ^ Smith, D.G. (1995). Muraenesocidae. Morenocios. p. 1301-1302. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3
- ^ Fishbase.org
- ^ "Fishbase.org". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- Congridae. p. 156-167. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1 (Ref. 4453)