🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Muraenesox cinereus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopteri
Order
Anguilliformes
Family
Muraenesocidae
Genus
Muraenesox
Species
Muraenesox cinereus
Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus)📸 Photo

Photo: James Lin · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source

Actinopteri🥩 Carnivore

Daggertooth pike conger

Muraenesox cinereus (Daggertooth pike conger · ハモ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)
DDData Deficient
LCLeast Concern
NTNear Threatened
VUVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically End.
EWExtinct in Wild
EXExtinct
Geological Era
Extant
Diet
Carnivore
Length · Height
2.2m · No data
Mass · Top Speed
No data · No data
Habitat & Fossil Locality
Coastal sandy and rocky bottoms and estuaries of the Indo-West Pacific, around depths of 300 m

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

  • 💡 Its maximum total length of 2.2 m is slightly longer than the height of a room door (about 2 m) (Comparison).
  • 💡 Because its bones are stiff, the flesh is filleted for raw fish dishes or shabu-shabu, and in Yeosu it is also called 'chamjangeo' (a Korean local name) (National List of Species of Korea).
  • 💡 In Japan, it is a target of commercial fisheries and aquaculture (FishBase).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#갯장어#Muraenesox cinereus

📖 1. Overview

The daggertooth pike conger is a marine eel with a long cylindrical body and very sharp teeth, widely distributed from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its back is dark brown and its belly is white. Its teeth are very sharp, and its body is cylindrical like that of the whitespotted conger.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It is active at night, feeding on small bottom-dwelling fish, crustaceans, and invertebrates. It spawns in June–July, and the willow-leaf-shaped larvae that hatch from the eggs undergo metamorphosis.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is listed on the National List of Species of Korea and lives in the West Sea, South Sea, Jeju Island, and southern East Sea. It is caught mainly from May to November.

📚 Sources & References

Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.

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DATA & LICENSE

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② Summaries: Wikipedia

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③ Measurements & IUCN Status

Length, mass, and speed are representative estimates from published literature. Conservation status follows IUCN Red List categories (iucnredlist.org).

④ Silhouettes & Scale Diagrams

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