Species: Conger oceanicus, Conger conger, Conger eel

Conger oceanicus (Mitchill, 1818)

Conger eel

Body and tail moderately slender; rear nostril a hole at or above mid-eye level; mouth horizontal; snout slightly projecting; teeth small, pointed; a round patch at top front of mouth, barely separated from a short triangular patch on roof of mouth; jaw teeth in 1-2 rows, outer row forming a cutting edge, inner row  not separated from outer row by a toothless gap; teeth concealed when mouth is closed; both top and bottom lips with a flange, wide on top lip; pectoral fins present; dorsal fin begins behind base of pectoral, usually over tip of fin; tail 57-62% of TL, neither blunt nor thin, tip flexible; dorsal and anal fins continuous with the tail fin; no pores behind eyes, 1 pore atop nape; lateral line pores before anus 37-44.