Species: Rhynchoconger guppyi, Guppy Conger

Rhynchoconger guppyi (Norman, 1925)

Guppy Conger

Elongate; head and body 25-32% 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 wider than long; tooth patch at center front of roof of mouth triangular, slightly longer than wide, with several rows of teeth; dorsal fin begins over or a little before pectoral base; dorsal and anal fins continuous with the tail fin; pectoral well developed; pectoral base ends above gill opening; a complete lateral line, pores along upper jaw small, no pore in front of rear nostril.

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

Reaches 100 cm.

Soft bottoms.

Depth range: 100-458 m.

The Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean.