- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- ANGUILLIFORMES
- MURAENESOCIDAE
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Fish Classification
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Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes -
Order
ANGUILLIFORMES Eels -
Family
MURAENESOCIDAE Pike eels
Family MURAENESOCIDAE
Common name: Pike eels
Summary:
Pike congers a long slender marine eels with a slender pointed head, visible jaw teeth and large gill openings extending from the pectoral-fin base almost to the ventral midline. A prominent bump on the tip of the lower jaw fits into a notch on the middle of the upper jaw.
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Pike eels, MURAENESOCIDAE in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/127