Family Muraenesocidae - Pike congers
Order : Anguilliformes Muraenesocidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 6 | Species : 15 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. Tropical. Well developed teeth, especially on vomer. Pectorals well developed. Large eyes covered with skin. Origin of dorsal fin over or slightly before pectoral base. Conspicuous lateral line. Vertebrae 120-216.
Etymology : Latin, muraena = morey eel + Greek, esox = nursery of salmon ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Elopocephalai | | Elopomorpha | | | | | | | | | | Anguilliformes | | | Muraenesocidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Muraenesocidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena cinerea Forsskål, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
! Muraenesox cinerius (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
! Muraenosox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775)
synonymseniornew
Muraena arabica Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymotheroriginal
Muraenesox arabicus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymothernew
! Muraena arabicus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymotheroriginal
Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Muraena bagio Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
! Muraenesox baggio (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Muraenisox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Muraenosox bagio (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Muraenesox cinereus (non Forsskål, 1775)
misappliedmisappliednew
Muraenesox yamaguchiensis Katayama & Takai, 1954
acceptedseniororiginal
Cynoponticus ferox Costa, 1846
acceptedseniororiginal
Muraenesox ferox (Costa, 1846)
synonymseniornew
Phyllogramma regani Pellegrin, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Muraenesox savanna (non Bancroft, 1831)
misappliedmisappliednew
Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft, 1831)
acceptedseniornew
Conger savanna Bancroft, 1831
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenesox savanna (Bancroft, 1831)
synonymseniornew
Cynoponticus coniceps (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
acceptedseniornew
Muraenesox coniceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymseniororiginal
Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
Conger leptognathus Bleeker, 1858
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Nettastoma taeniola (Alcock, 1889)
synonymseniornew
Saurenchelys taeniola (Alcock, 1889)
synonymseniornew
Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
Leptocephalus arabicus D'Ancona, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
Gavialiceps taeniola (non Alcock, 1889)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gavialiceps taiwanensis (Chen & Weng, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
Chlopsis taiwanensis Chen & Weng, 1967
synonymseniororiginal
Gavialiceps taeniola (non Alcock, 1889)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gavialiceps bertelseni Karmovskaya, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Gavialiceps taeniola (non Alcock, 1889)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gavialiceps javanicus Karmovskaya, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Gavialiceps taeniola (non Alcock, 1889)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Congresox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Conger talabon Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenesox talabon (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Conger telabon Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
! Congresox talaban (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Congresox telabon (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Muraenesox telabon (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Congresox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Conger talabonoides Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Muraenesox talabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
! Congresox talabanoides (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
! Congresox telabonoides (Bleeker, 1853)
synonymseniornew
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