Species: Echiophis brunneus, Fangjaw eel, Pacific spoon-nose eel

Echiophis brunneus (Castro-Aguirre & Suárez de los Cobos, 1983)

Fangjaw eel, Pacific spoon-nose eel

Body stout, cylindrical; tail 52-57% of TL; snout short, conical; mouth long, jaws nearly equal; lips without barbels; eye moderate, far forward and near top of head profile; front nostril tubular, rear nostril a short tube before and under eye; gill opening vertical, on side, elongate; teeth strong, pointed, in double series on jaws and roof of mouth, largest are fangs at and near front, those on roof of mouth nearly continuous with those at front between top jaws; dorsal fin origin behind pectoral tips; tail tip blunt and finless; pectoral large and rounded.

Overall tan with numerous small brown spots on back and sides; dorsal fin brown.

Size: grows to at least 140 cm.

Habitat: muddy and sandy bottoms.

Depth: 0-10 m.

The Gulf of California to Ecuador.