Species: Gordiichthys leibyi, String eel

Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & Bohlke, 1984

String eel

Body extremely elongate, wormlike (depth 1.1-1.25% TL), cylindrical; anus shortly behind mid-length; with a blunt tip; snout pointed, overhanging; underside of snout flat, with a central groove that exposes 2 pairs of protruding teeth, shortly behind those are 6-8 teeth in 1 row on roof of mouth, front teeth largest; teeth small, conical, in single series on jaws (8-10 on top jaws; 10-12 on bottom jaws, front teeth largest); front nostril not tubular, partly set off by a groove under snout; rear nostril a minute vertical slit at level of eye opening into mouth; jaws short, lower jaw not reaching front nostril; lips without barbels; eye small; gill opening crescentic, low on side; dorsal fin origin on head; median fins low, extending nearly to finless tail  tip; no pectorals; lateral line complete, lines of each side of head connected by 2 canals with across top of head, 161-166 pores.