Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Pike conger (no English common name)
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Pike conger (no English common name)

Gavialiceps arabicus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Pike conger (no English common name)
Scientific
Gavialiceps arabicus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Eels
Family
Muraenesocidae (pike congers)
Maximum size
Up to about 84 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Deep-water, on or near the bottom, recorded from 380 to 497 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019

Description

A very slender deep-water eel with long, narrow jaws, dark brown with a black head, reaching about 84 cm. It lives on deep bottoms at roughly 380 to 500 m.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.