| Muraenesocidae (Pike congers) |
| 250 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; brackish; marine; depth range 800 - 875 m, amphidromous |
| Indo-West Pacific: From the Red Sea to Java and Sulawesi (Ref. 9830) north to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan (7238). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; 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. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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