Species: Japonoconger caribbeus, Caribbean conger

Japonoconger caribbaeus Smith & Kanazawa, 1977

Caribbean conger

 Body moderately elongate; head and trunk 33-39 % of TL; snout projects beyond lower jaw and beyond front teeth of top jaws; front nostril tubular, near tip of snout, pointing forward and down; rear nostril elliptical, in front of mid-eye; narrow flange on side of lower lip, no flange on top lip; jaws broad, curved at rear; teeth small, conical, in bands on jaws; patch of teeth on center of roof of mouth wide, long, >½ length of band on side of top jaw; tooth patch at front of top jaws round, separated by a distinct gap from bands on sides of jaws & on vomer; tail not attenuated, tip soft and flexible; dorsal fin origin before base of pectoral fin; dorsal and anal fin rays segmented; pectoral fin well developed, its base ending above top of gill opening; pores on top rear of head: 0-2 behind eye, 5-8 above eye, 5 (4-7) at rear top of head; 33-39 lateral line pores before anus.

Color: uniform mid-grey; fins edged with black

Reaches 50 cm.

Lives on soft bottoms

Depth range 396-576 m

The southern Caribbean.