Species: Rhynchoconger gracilior, Whiptail Conger

Rhynchoconger gracilior (Ginsburg, 1951)

Whiptail Conger

Elongate; head and body 27-29% of TL; tail slender, narrowing to a point; snout strongly projecting, with fleshy keel along underside of tip; front nostril tubular, near lower front of snout; rear nostril an oval hole before about mid-eye; top and bottom lips with flanges, larger on lower jaws; teeth small, conical; tooth patch under snout that is outside mouth when closed is wider than long; tooth patch at center front of roof of mouth square, as wide as long; dorsal fin begins over or a little before pectoral base; pectoral well developed; dorsal and anal fins continuous with the tail fin; pectoral base ends above gill opening; a complete lateral line, pores along upper jaw small, a pore before rear nostril.

Pale; fins edged in black; stomach black, intestine pale.

Reaches 61 cm.

Soft bottoms.

Depth range: 60-650 m.

S Carolina to French Guiana.