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Congresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)

Yellow pike conger
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Etymology: Congresox: Latin, conger = conger + Esox = old name for "pike" (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 9830). Tropical; 30°N - 11°S, 49°E - 127°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7238); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7238)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 143 - 149. Mouth very large, upper jaw reaches well behind eye (Ref. 4832). Length of pectoral fin about 3.2 in head; lateral line pores before anus 41-42; dorsal fin rays before anus 70-75 (Ref. 9830). Dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings (Ref. 4832).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in coastal waters and in estuaries, over soft bottoms. Nocturnal, feeding mainly on bottom fishes and crustaceans. Marketed mainly fresh; no separate statistics available (Ref. 7238; 9830). Minimum depth assumed from its ecology.

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Castle, P.H.J., 1984. Muraenesocidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume III. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 7238)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1220 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00132 (0.00056 - 0.00309), b=2.93 (2.73 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 89.6 [55.9, 148.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.863 [0.557, 1.327] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.1, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.206 [0.093, 0.543] g/100g; Selenium = 72.7 [40.5, 137.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.5 [5.6, 39.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.79, 1.40] mg/100g (wet weight);