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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenesocidae Pike congers

Genus: Cynoponticus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 202 cm TL
Cynoponticus coniceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cynoponticus coniceps
[Red pike conger]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Cynoponticus ferox Costa, 1846

Photo by FAO
 
Cynoponticus ferox
[Guinean pike conger]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft, 1831)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Cynoponticus savanna
[Guayana pike-conger]
3 Species of Family Muraenesocidae with Genus Cynoponticus
(Pike congers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1882 Cynoponticus coniceps Red pike conger Eastern Pacific 202 TL
1846 Cynoponticus ferox Guinean pike conger Eastern Atlantic 200 TL
1831 Cynoponticus savanna Guayana pike-conger Western Atlantic 150 TL



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