Congresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)
Yellow pike conger
Congresox talabon
photo by FAO

Family:  Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Max. size:  80 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m, amphidromous
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; 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:  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.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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