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Hawaiian Fishes 



Conger Eel 



29-8 Veternio verrens Snyder 



Drawn from Jordan fj Evermann 



This eel measured about two feet in length and was described as brown 

 when preserved in alcohol. It has a long pointed head. It is very rare 

 and is known only from Hawaii. 



THE DUCK-BILLED EEL FAMILY 



Also known as Sorcerers 

 30 Family Nettastomidae 

 The duck-billed eels are a connecting link between the real eels and 

 the snipe eels which live in the ocean depths. These eels have fragile 

 bodies and are without pectoral fins. Their skin is thin and contains a 

 black pigment. The duck-billed eels all live in moderately deep water. 

 There are only a few species in the family. 



One species of this family has been recorded from Hawaiian waters. 



Duck-billed Eel 



30-1 Metopomycter denticulatus Gilbert 



