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Cynoponticus coniceps
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenesocidae
Genus:	Cynoponticus
Species:	C. coniceps
Binomial name
Cynoponticus coniceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Synonyms
Muraenesox coniceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Cynoponticus coniceps, the red pike conger or conehead eel, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Muraenesox. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, and Nicaragua. It dwells at a depth range of 10 to 100 metres (33 to 328 ft), and inhabits sediments of sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of 202 centimetres (80 in); the maximum recorded weight is 11.0 kilograms (24.3 lb).

The red pike conger's diet consists of finfish and invertebrates. It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is considered to have high quality flesh. It is also captured as a by-catch by shrimp trawlers.

The IUCN redlist currently lists Cynoponticus coniceps as Data Deficient, due to a lack of information on how the species is affected by fishing activities.

References

1. ^ McCosker, J.; Béarez, P.; Bernal, O.; Betancur, R.; Lea, B. (2010). "Cynoponticus coniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178051A7490053. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178051A7490053.en. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
2. Synonyms of Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names of Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org.
5. Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (6 Apr.) Descriptions of thirty-three new species of fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237): 338-365.
6. Food items reported for Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org.

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