| Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae |
| 66.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range - 95 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: northern Bay of Bengal (West), India. |
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Vertebrae: 159. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head smaller than trunk; eye small, diameter 2.0-2.2 in snout length; rictus reaching to level of the posterior margin of pupil; preanal length more than three times in TL; ethmovomerine teeth patch is broad, with 58-74 blunt teeth arranged in 7-8 irregular rows; vomerine teeth patch is small, with 18-28 granular teeth arranged in 4-6 irregular rows, distinctly separated by narrow spaces from the ethmovomerine and maxillary teeth; supra orbital pores 3 with one supra temporal pore; vertebrae: predorsal 6-7, preanal 32-33 and total 159+ - 164+ (Ref. 130180). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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