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Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Etymology: Cynoponticus: Greek, kyon = dog + Ponticus, Ponto, Latin = the Black sea.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall ? - 100 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical
Western Atlantic: central America and larger islands of the Caribbean to Brazil.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 7251); common length : 50.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3793); publicerad maxvikt: 130.00 g (Ref. 118626)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Preanal lateral line pores 42-43; vertical and pectoral fins with black margin (Ref. 13608).
Inhabits bays and estuaries. Found over muddy bottoms (Ref. 5217). Feeds mainly on benthic animals (Ref. 3793). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3793).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 28, mean 27 °C (based on 260 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00085 (0.00049 - 0.00149), b=2.82 (2.67 - 2.97), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67 [43, 110] mg/100g; Iron = 0.828 [0.528, 1.274] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.1, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.178 [0.078, 0.469] g/100g; Selenium = 92.5 [52.5, 166.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.07 [3.35, 21.78] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.963 [0.731, 1.309] mg/100g (wet weight);