Species: Rhynchoconger nitens, Big-nose conger, Needle-tail conger

Rhynchoconger nitens (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Big-nose conger, Needle-tail conger

Elongate; tail >2/3 TL; tail slender, narrowing to a point; snout strongly projecting, conical, 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, a patch of teeth under snout outside mouth when closed; patch of several rows of teeth on center front of roof of mouth  round to slightly elongate; dorsal fin begins over or a little before pectoral base; pectoral well developed, its base ends above gill opening; dorsal and anal fins continuous with the tail fin; a complete lateral line, pores along upper jaw small.