Congresox talabonoides, the Indian pike conger, common eel, conger-pike eel, daggertooth pike-conger or Indian putyekanipa,Common names for Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853.Bleeker, P., 1853-54 [ref. 339] Bijdrage tot de kennis der Muraenoïden en Symbranchoïden van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 5): 1-62+ 63-76. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Western Pacific, including Somalia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits soft sediments in coastal waters and estuaries. Males can reach a maximum total length of , but more commonly reach a TL of .
Congresox talabonoides is amphidromous; spawning is reported in India to occur in April–May and September–October.Spawning for Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org. Its diet consists of bony fish, shrimp, and other benthic crustaceans.Food items reported for Congresox talabonoides at www.fishbase.org. It is a commercial fish in markets, and is mostly sold fresh.
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