Pike conger

Pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
Systematics
Class : Ray fins (Actinopterygii) Subclass : Neuflosser (Neopterygii) Subclass : Real bony fish (Teleostei) Cohort : Elopomorpha Order : Eel-like (Anguilliformes) Family : Pike conger
Scientific name
Muraenesocidae
Bleeker , 1864

The pike conger (Muraenesocidae, Lat .: muraena = moray, Gr .: esox = pike) are a little-known family of eel-like fish that live in tropical areas of the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian Oceans at depths of ten to 1200 meters.

features

Pike congers are 60 centimeters to 2.50 meters long, depending on the species. The crack in your mouth extends far behind your eyes. They have strong fangs on the vomer and in the front of the lower jaw. Your pectoral fins are well developed, the attachment of the dorsal fin is above or just in front of the pectoral fins. The large eyes are covered with skin, the lateral line is hidden. Pike congers have 120 to 216 vertebrae .

Genera and species

There are 13 species in five genera:

• Genus Congresox
  • Congresox talabon
  • Congresox talabonoides
• Genus Cynoponticus
  • Cynoponticus coniceps
  • Cynoponticus ferox
  • Cynoponticus savanna
• Genus Gavialiceps
  • Gavialiceps arabicus
  • Gavialiceps bertelseni
  • Gavialiceps javanicus
  • Gavialiceps taeniola
  • Gavialiceps taiwanensis
• Genus Muraenesox
  • Muraenesox bagio
  • Muraenesox cinereus
• Genus Oxyconger
  • Oxyconger leptognathus

literature

• Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World , John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .
• Kurt Fiedler: Textbook of Special Zoology, Volume II, Part 2: Fish . Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena, 1991, ISBN 3-334-00339-6 .

Web links

Commons : Muraenesocidae  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pike conger on Fishbase.org (English)