Species: Nettenchelys pygmaea, Pygmy Pikeconger, Pygmy Pikeconger Eel

Nettenchelys pygmaea Smith & Bohlke, 1981

Pygmy Pikeconger, Pygmy Pikeconger Eel

Elongate, cylindrical at front, compressed at rear; a long slender, pointed tail ~2/3 TL; moderate sized eye; front nostril tubular, near front of snout, directed forward and to side; rear nostril on top of head, slightly behind eye, an ill-defined hole without a raised rim; a long narrow snout 34-37% of head, with a fleshy, slightly projecting tip; jaws long and pointed, with top jaw overhanging; 8-10 pores in row above top jaw;teeth small, conical, in bands, roof of mouth with central elongate patch of teeth (central teeth larger), plus in a single row of large teeth before that; pectoral fins absent; gill opening a crescent, low on side; dorsal fin origin slightly behind gill opening; dorsal and anal fins confluent with tail fin; lateral line complete, on head and body.

Preserved fish brown, darker above, sometimes abruptly so.

Reaches 20.1 cm

Soft bottoms

Depth range 128-280 m.

Bermuda to the southern Caribbean.