Indian pike conger

The Indian pike conger (Congresox talabonoides, also known as the common eel, the conger-pike eel, the daggertooth pike-conger, and the Indian putyekanipa[2]) is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[3] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853.[4] 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).[3]

Indian pike conger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Muraenesocidae
Genus:
Congresox
Species:
C. talabonoides
Binomial name
Congresox talabonoides
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conger talabonoides Bleeker, 1853
  • Muraenesox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Congresox talabanoides (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Congresox telabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)

The Indian pike conger is amphidromous; spawning is reported in India to occur in April–May and September–October.[5] Its diet consists of bony fish, shrimp, and other benthic crustaceans.[6] It is a commercial fish in markets, and is mostly sold fresh.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Bleeker, P., 1853-54 [ref. 339] Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76.
  5. Spawning for Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org.
  6. Food items reported for Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org.


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