Guinean Pike-conger
Cynoponticus ferox
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Cynoponticus ferox, the Guinean pike conger, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae. It was described by Oronzio Gabriele Costa in 1846. 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 ; larger individuals are usually found from 75 to 100 metres. 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).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenesocidae
- Genus
- Cynoponticus