Shorttail pike conger

Oxyconger leptognathus

Fish Reaching Sixty Centimeters in Western Pacific

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

Oxyconger leptognathus, the shorttail pike conger, is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae. It is the only member of the genus Oxyconger. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenesocidae
Genus: Oxyconger
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan to Western Australia and New South Wales.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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