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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Yellow pike conger

Congresox talabon Cuvier, 1829
Max Length
80 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
0–100 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
37.00/100
Typical Length
50 cm
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

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. Minimum depth assumed from its ecology.

Scientific Name
Congresox talabon
Authority
Cuvier, 1829
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
80 cm
Depth Range
0–100 m
Latitude
11°S – 30°N
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
37.00/100
Migration
Amphidromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 143 - 149. Mouth very large, upper jaw reaches well behind eye . Length of pectoral fin about 3.2 in head; lateral line pores before anus 41-42; dorsal fin rays before anus 70-75 . Dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings .: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Yellow pike conger is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Yellow pike conger is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Yellow pike conger is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 100 m . Tropical; 30°N - 11°S, 49°E - 127°E West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Amphidromous
Trophic Level
4±0.66
🌙 Nocturnal

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00158 × L2.91 (TL)
Max TL
80cm
Vertebrae
146

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
37.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
30°N – 11°S
Described By
Cuvier, 1829

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Conger talabon Cuvier 1829 Synonym
Conger telabon Cuvier 1829 Synonym
Congresox talaban Cuvier 1829 Synonym
Congresox telabon Cuvier 1829 Synonym
Muraenesox talabon Cuvier 1829 Synonym
Muraenesox telabon Cuvier 1829 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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