Guinean pike conger

Cynoponticus ferox

Fish Reaching Two Hundred Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Cynoponticus ferox, the Guinean pike conger, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Cynoponticus
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar to Angola, including western Mediterranean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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