Oxyconger leptognathus
Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker, 1858)
Shorttail pike conger
Oxyconger leptognathus
photo by CSIRO


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Family:  Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)
Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine, non-migratory
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan to Western Australia and New South Wales.
Diagnosis:  Vomer without a median series of enlarged fangs; caudal fin reduced, tip of tail blunt; anus behind midlength.
Biology:  Found on the continental shelf, in less than 100 m depth. Poorly known and included in the Muraenesocidae provisionally, pending further study (Ref. 9830).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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