CONGRIDAE Uroconger lepturus, 21.3 cm (preserved specimen; photo by Hisashi Imamura) Uroconger lepturus (Richardson, 1845) Slender Conger P1 11-12; PLp 42-45; V 180-206. Body elongate, tail very long and tapering into pointed tip. Posterior nostril anterior to eye. Mouth large, end of moth slit behind anterior margin of eye. Teeth almost canine like. Prevomerine teeth in a single row posteriorly, extending far back on roof of moth. Gill opening slit-shaped. Fin rays segmented. Color: body uniformly brownish. Size: attaining to 52 cm. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, including the Andaman Sea, the Philippines and southern Japan. Remarks: occurring at depths of 18-760 m.