Guinean pike conger
| Guinean pike conger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenesocidae |
| Genus: | Cynoponticus |
| Species: | C. ferox |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynoponticus ferox Costa, 1846 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Guinean pike conger[2] (Cynoponticus ferox) is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).[3] It was described by Oronzio Gabriele Costa in 1846.[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including Gibraltar, the western Mediterranean, and Angola. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 100 metres (33 to 328 ft); larger individuals are usually found from 75 to 100 metres (246 to 328 ft). It inhabits sand and mud substrates on the continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 200 centimetres (79 in), but more commonly reach a TL of 150 centimetres (59 in).[3]
The Guinean pike conger's diet consists of finfish, mollusks, and shrimp such as Penaeus notialis.[5] It is of commercial use to fisheries.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Cynoponticus ferox at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names of Cynoponticus ferox at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Cynoponticus ferox at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Costa, O. G., 1829-53 [ref. 976] Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
- ↑ Food items reported for Cynoponticus ferox at www.fishbase.org.