Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Common pike eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Hermes, R., 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Siassi Is. and gulf of Papua.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Morénésoce commun, Morenocio común, Common pike eel, ... more

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> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Etymology: Muraenesox: Latin, muraena = morey eel + Esox, old name for pike (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 1 - 100 m (Ref. 9830). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines and Japan, south to New Guinea, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 93.2 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 559); common length : 150 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2871); publicerad maxvikt: 7.1 kg (Ref. 40637)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Ryggkotor: 128 - 141. Body robust and eel-shaped; snout long; eye diameter 3 times in snout length (Ref. 4832). Head narrower, interorbital width about 10 times in head; lateral-line pores before anus 33-39; dorsal-fin rays before anus 47-49 (Ref. 9830). Posterior nostrils only slightly nearer to eye than to anterior nostrils; mouth very large; teeth generally large and conspicuous (Ref. 4832).

Found in coastal waters, including estuaries; sublittoral above 100 m (Ref. 11230). Feeds on benthic fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9830). Nocturnal. Known to attack fishers or anglers after being captured (Ref. 6590). Also caught by drift net and bag (dol) nets. Marketed mainly fresh. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

van der Elst, R., 1981. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 November 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Other

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.7 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 2108 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00182 (0.00101 - 0.00327), b=2.91 (2.74 - 3.08), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Fec=17,475).

Prior r = 0.76, 95% CL = 0.50 - 1.14, Based on 1 full stock assessment.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (62 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)