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  • snout long, fleshy, overhanging, wrinkled. + papillae
    LL complete
    Dysomma anguillare, Shortbelly eel
    roof mouth - row 4 large, compound teeth
    + pectorals
    gill openings low
    anus under/near pectoral
  • D origin close to anus
    Linkenchelys multipora, Many-pored cutthroat-eel
    teeth slender, sharp
    center roof mouth: 1 row teeth
    LL = 4-5 pores over gill area
    large pectoral