Common pike conger

Muraenesox bagio

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–132 m
Water temperature14–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, July, and August
How commonOccasional

About this species

The common pike conger or pike eel is a species of eel found throughout most of the Indo-Pacific. In Australia, it is known in the southwest, in Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country, and south to the coast of New South Wales. The common pike conger grows up to 2 m in length and 7.1 kg (16 lb) in weight. A nocturnal predator, the common pike conger lives in estuaries and near the shore to a depth of 100 m (330 ft). A strong and muscular fish, the common pike conger is a delicacy in South East Asia and features in various dishes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Common pike conger”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 5 records
March: 10 records
April: 7 records
May: 6 records
June: 6 records
July: 10 records
August: 11 records
September: 6 records
October: 5 records
November: 8 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–132 m · Deepest record: 1,014 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 3 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 14 records
22–24 °C: 21 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 28 records
28–30 °C: 37 records

Names and classification

English: Common pike conger, Brown Pike Conger, common pike conger, Common Pike-conger, Common Pike Eel, Pike Conger, Pike Eel, Silver Eel

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: morenocio común
French: Morénésoce commun, morénésoce comun, Murénésoce Commun
Japanese: Suzuhamo, スズハモ

Other scientific names: Muraena bagio, Muraenesox baggio, Muraenisox bagio, Muraenosox bagio

Similar species

Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
Duckbill Conger
Gavialiceps javanicus
Gavialiceps taeniola

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
482 open-data records from 1822 to 2022.

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