Daggertooth pike conger

Daggertooth pike conger

Darkfin pike eel

Kingdom
Phylum
Genus
SPECIES
Muraenesox cinereus
Life Span
15 years
Length
80-220
31.5-86.6
cminch
cm inch 

The daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus) also known as the darkfin pike eel in Australia, to distinguish it from the related pike-eel (Muraenesox bagio), is a species of eel in the pike conger family, Muraenesocidae. They primarily live on soft bottoms in marine and brackish waters down to a depth of 800 m (2,600 ft), but may enter freshwater. They commonly grow to about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length, but may grow as long as 2.2 m (7.2 ft). Daggertooth pike congers occur in the Red Sea, on the coast of the northern Indian Ocean, and in the West Pacific from Indochina to Japan. A single specimen was also reported in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel in 1982.

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior

Diet and Nutrition

Population

References

1. Daggertooth pike conger Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daggertooth_pike_conger
2. Daggertooth pike conger on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199344/2585390

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