Daggertooth pike conger

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Daggertooth pike conger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Muraenesox
Species:
M. cinereus
Binomial name
Muraenesox cinereus
(Forsskål, 1775)[2]
Synonyms

Muraena cinerea Forsskål, 1775

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),[3] is a species of eel in the pike conger family, Muraenesocidae.[4] 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.[4] They commonly grow to about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length,[5] but may grow as long as 2.2 m (7.2 ft).[4] 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.[6]

  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; Torres, A.G. & Leander, N.J.S. (2021). "Muraenesox cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T199344A2585390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T199344A2585390.en. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Muraenesox cinereus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ Bray, Dianne J. "Muraenesox cinereus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 4 Sep 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Muraenesox cinereus". FishBase. September 2012 version.
  5. ^ "Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskal, 1775)". Species Fact Sheets. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. 2012.
  6. ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Muraenesox cinereus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Muraenesox_cinereus.pdf