Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)

Indian pike conger

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Anguilliformes \| Muraenesocidae
Synonyms	Conger talabonoides, Muraenesox talabonoides, ... more
Common names	Indian pike-conger, Indian putyekanipa, Conger-pike eel, ... more

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Main reference

Castle, P.H.J. 1984. (Ref. 7238)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 250 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7238); common length : 180 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7238)

Environment

Demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 800 - 875 m (Ref. 44037)

Climate / Range

Tropical

Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and coasts of India and Sri Lanka, eastward through Indonesia to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 132 - 135. Body robust and eel-shaped; mouth very large, with gape reaching well beyond eye; dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings, 57-68 fin-rays before level of vent; pectoral fins relatively small, about 4 times in head length; lateral line pores before level of anus 41 or 42 (Ref. 4832).

Found in coastal waters and estuaries, on soft bottom (Ref. 30573). Feeds at night, on bottom fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573). Marketed mainly fresh. Caught also by bag (dol) net.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=310,000-920,000)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Luna, Susan M.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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