Family : Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Yellow pike conger
Fish Name : Congresox talabon
Max size : 80.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7238)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range - 100 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Vertebrae: 143-149. Mouth very large, upper jaw reaches well behind eye (Ref. 4832). Length of pectoral fin about 3.2 in head; lateral line pores before anus 41-42; dorsal fin rays before anus 70-75 (Ref. 9830). Dorsal fin inserted before gill-openings (Ref. 4832).
Biology : Found in coastal waters and in estuaries, over soft bottoms. Nocturnal, feeding mainly on bottom fishes and crustaceans. Marketed mainly fresh; no separate statistics available (Ref. 7238; 9830)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Castle, P.H.J.. 1984. (Ref. 7238)

India country information
Common Names : Yellow pike-conger, టల బొన్ , वाम, ആരല്, கட்டா, ആരെല്, கழுவி பாம்பு, குழவீ பாம்பு , கோட்டா, కులిమ్ పొన్ , Aarel, Culim-poun, Kotah, Kulivi-pamboo, Tala-bon, Vam
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses