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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Etymology: Muraenesox: Latin, muraena = morey eel + Esox, old name for pike (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre démersal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 1 - 100 m (Ref. 9830). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines and Japan, south to New Guinea, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.

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Maturity: L_m 93.2 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559); common length : 150 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2871); poids max. publié: 7.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

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Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0; Vertèbres: 128 - 141. Body robust and eel-shaped; snout long; eye diameter 3 times in snout length (Ref. 4832). Head narrower, interorbital width about 10 times in head; lateral-line pores before anus 33-39; dorsal-fin rays before anus 47-49 (Ref. 9830). Posterior nostrils only slightly nearer to eye than to anterior nostrils; mouth very large; teeth generally large and conspicuous (Ref. 4832).

Found in coastal waters, including estuaries; sublittoral above 100 m (Ref. 11230). Feeds on benthic fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9830). Nocturnal. Known to attack fishers or anglers after being captured (Ref. 6590). Also caught by drift net and bag (dol) nets. Marketed mainly fresh. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

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van der Elst, R., 1981. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 November 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.7 - 29.1, mean 28 °C (based on 2108 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00204 (0.00124 - 0.00337), b=2.92 (2.77 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.

Generation time: 6.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Fec=17,475).

Prior r = 0.76, 95% CL = 0.50 - 1.14, Based on 1 full stock assessment.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (62 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)