Cynoponticus coniceps | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenesocidae |
Genus: | Cynoponticus |
Species: | C. coniceps
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Binomial name | |
Cynoponticus coniceps | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Cynoponticus coniceps, the red pike conger or conehead eel, [3] is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). [4] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Muraenesox. [5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, and Nicaragua. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 100 metres (33 to 328 ft), and inhabits sediments of sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 202 centimetres (80 in); the maximum recorded weight is 11.0 kilograms (24.3 lb). [4]
The red pike conger's diet consists of finfish and invertebrates. [6] It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is considered to have high quality flesh. [4] It is also captured as a by-catch by shrimp trawlers. [1]
The IUCN redlist currently lists Cynoponticus coniceps as Data Deficient, due to a lack of information on how the species is affected by fishing activities. [1]
Cynoponticus coniceps | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenesocidae |
Genus: | Cynoponticus |
Species: | C. coniceps
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Binomial name | |
Cynoponticus coniceps | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Cynoponticus coniceps, the red pike conger or conehead eel, [3] is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). [4] It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Muraenesox. [5] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, and Nicaragua. [1] It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 100 metres (33 to 328 ft), and inhabits sediments of sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 202 centimetres (80 in); the maximum recorded weight is 11.0 kilograms (24.3 lb). [4]
The red pike conger's diet consists of finfish and invertebrates. [6] It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is considered to have high quality flesh. [4] It is also captured as a by-catch by shrimp trawlers. [1]
The IUCN redlist currently lists Cynoponticus coniceps as Data Deficient, due to a lack of information on how the species is affected by fishing activities. [1]