| unusual pathology of the vertebrae and dorsal fin rays of the yellow conger pike eel, congresox talabonoides, from hong kong. | congresox talabonoides, the yellow conger pike eel, caught near hong kong, shows a high incidence of abnormal vertebrae and dorsal fin rays. of 423 c. talabonoides examined during 1967-69, 244 (57.7 per cent) had a total of 999 macroscopically enlarged vertebrae, but 100 of each of the related species muraenesox bagio and m. cinereus were unaffected. the gross and histological changes were investigated in 20 freshly caught specimens. small eels (less than 80 cm) were not affected. bigger specime ... | 1991 | 2061427 |