Cynoponticus coniceps, the red pike conger or conehead eel,Common names of Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org. is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Henry Gilbert in 1882, originally under the genus Muraenesox.Jordan, D. S. and C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (6 Apr.) [ref. 2470] Descriptions of thirty-three new species of fishes from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 237): 338-365. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, and Nicaragua. It dwells at a depth range of , and inhabits sediments of sand and mud. Males can reach a maximum total length of ; the maximum recorded weight is .
The red pike conger's diet consists of finfish and invertebrates.Food items reported for Cynoponticus coniceps at www.fishbase.org. It is of commercial interest to fisheries, and is considered to have high quality flesh. It is also captured as a by-catch by shrimp trawlers.
The IUCN redlist currently lists Cynoponticus coniceps as Data Deficient, due to a lack of information on how the species is affected by fishing activities.
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