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Statistics of barcoding coverage
| Specimen Records: | 79 | Public Records: | 25 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 77 | Public Species: | 4 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 61 | Public BINs: | 4 |
| Species: | 10 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 8 | ||
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Muraenesocidae
The Muraenesocidae, or pike congers, are a small family of marine eels found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas.[1] Some species are known to enter brackish water.
Pike congers have cylindrical bodies, scaleless skin, narrow heads with large eyes, and strong teeth. Their dorsal fins start above the well-developed pectoral fins. These rather aggressive fish range from 60 to 250 cm (2.0 to 8.2 ft) in length.
Genera
Thirteen known species are recognized in five genera:[2]
- Genus Congresox
- Genus Cynoponticus
- Genus Gavialiceps
- Genus Muraenesox
- Genus Oxyconger
References
- ^ McCosker, John F. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Muraenesocidae" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999.
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