Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Muraenesocidae Pike congers

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Congresox talabon
[Yellow pike conger]

Photo by Chua, E.

Congresox talabonoides
[Indian pike conger]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Cynoponticus coniceps
[Red pike conger]

Photo by FAO

Cynoponticus ferox
[Guinean pike conger]

Photo by JAMARC

Cynoponticus savanna
[Guayana pike-conger]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Gavialiceps arabicus
[]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 84 cm TL

Gavialiceps bertelseni
[]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL

Gavialiceps javanicus
[Duckbill conger]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Gavialiceps taeniola
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Gavialiceps taiwanensis
[]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Muraenesox bagio
[Common pike conger]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Muraenesox cinereus
[Daggertooth pike conger]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific

Muraenesox yamaguchiensis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Oxyconger leptognathus
[Shorttail pike conger]

No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean

Sauromuraenesox vorax
[]

15 Species of Family Muraenesocidae
(Pike congers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1829	Congresox talabon	Yellow pike conger	Indo-West Pacific	80 TL
1853	Congresox talabonoides	Indian pike conger	Indo-West Pacific	250 TL
1882	Cynoponticus coniceps	Red pike conger	Eastern Pacific	202 TL
1846	Cynoponticus ferox	Guinean pike conger	Eastern Atlantic	200 TL
1831	Cynoponticus savanna	Guayana pike-conger	Western Atlantic	150 TL
1928	Gavialiceps arabicus		Western Indian Ocean	84 TL
1993	Gavialiceps bertelseni		Western Indian Ocean	84 TL
1993	Gavialiceps javanicus	Duckbill conger	Indo-West Pacific	89 TL
1889	Gavialiceps taeniola		Indian Ocean	64.7 TL
1967	Gavialiceps taiwanensis		Northwest Pacific	75.7 TL
1822	Muraenesox bagio	Common pike conger	Indo-West Pacific	200 TL
1775	Muraenesox cinereus	Daggertooth pike conger	Indo-West Pacific	220 TL
1954	Muraenesox yamaguchiensis		Northwest Pacific
1858	Oxyconger leptognathus	Shorttail pike conger	Western Pacific	60 TL
1889	Sauromuraenesox vorax		Eastern Indian Ocean

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Muraenesocidae Pike congers(See list of species below)

Family: Muraenesocidae Pike congers

(See list of species below)