Guayana pike-conger

Cynoponticus savanna

One Hundred Fifty Centimeters Eel of Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Cynoponticus savanna,, the Guayana pike-conger, pike-headed eel or sapphire eel, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Edward Nathaniel Bancroft in 1831, originally under the genus Conger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including Central America, the Caribbean and Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Cynoponticus
Maximum length: 150 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: central America and larger islands of the Caribbean to Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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