Daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus) is a saltwater, freshwater, brackish species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia. The main season in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia runs summer, autumn.
Scientific name: Muraenesox cinereus · Water: Saltwater, Freshwater, Brackish · Season: Summer, Autumn
Size: up to 220 cm
The daggertooth pike conger lives from the littoral zone down to the upper bathyal region, favouring soft bottoms, and enters estuaries and sometimes fresh water. It feeds on small bottom fishes and crustaceans. Commonly about 80 cm and up to 2.2 m, living 15 years. A high-priced fish, marketed mainly fresh; it is also used as bait in shark fishing and in Chinese medicine. Japan both fisheries and cultures it, largely with bag nets. In season in autumn.
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