Cynoponticus Explained

Cynoponticus is a small genus of eels found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is one of four genera in the family Muraenesocidae. It currently has three described species, which were formerly in the genus Muraenesox. Members are found in a wide distribution of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They may be found in the west part of the Mediterranean Sea as well.^{[1] [2]} They do not typically guard their young.^[3]

Species

• Cynoponticus coniceps (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Red pike conger)
• Cynoponticus ferox O. G. Costa, 1846 (Guinean pike conger)
• Cynoponticus savanna (Bancroft, 1831) (Guayana pike conger)

References

• Congridae. p. 156-167. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1 (Ref. 4453)

Notes and References

1. Smith, D.G. (1995). Muraenesocidae. Morenocios. p. 1301-1302. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3
2. http://www.fishbase.org/Eschmeyer/GeneraSummary.cfm?ID=Cynoponticus Fishbase.org
3. Web site: Fishbase.org . 2010-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304131600/http://www.fishbase.tw/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=504 . 2014-03-04 . dead .