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Description: The description is based on the holotype and five 

 paratypes. The counts recorded first are for the holotype; those in 

 parentheses are for the paratypes. Pores in lateral line 35 and 36 

 (35 to 36); pectoral rays 15 (16); vertebrae (X-ray) 137 (139); teeth 

 in upper jaw in one row; compressed teeth in upper jaw 40 (30 to 46), 

 in lower jaw 39 (42 to 45), vomerine teeth 13 (12 to 17), premaxillary 

 teeth 16 (12 to 21); preoperculo-mandibular pores 9 (9); supra- 

 temporal pore 1(1). Gill opening near middle of pectoral base, rictus 

 of jaws extends posteriorly to rear margin of pupil or about two- 

 thirds of eye; origin of dorsal fin from 2.63 to 28 percent of pectoral 

 fin length behind posterior tip of pectoral fin. See table 7 for various 

 measurements expressed in thousandths of total length for the holotype 

 and paratypes. 



Geographical range: Known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Remarks: Fowler (1923b, p. 375) recognized two species from the 

 Hawaiian Islands and thought one of his species was the same as 

 Waite's C. wilsoni { = verreauxi); however, it differs from verreauxi in 

 number of lateral line pores and number of vertebrae. Its affinity 

 is with C. jordani, but differs from it in that the eye is larger and the 

 number of vertebrae is fewer. 



This new species can be distinguised from the two species of Conger 

 in the Hawaiian Islands by the characters given in the key (p. 230). 



The name of this new species is in reference to its possession of few 

 lateral line pores. 



Table 7. — Measurements of Conger oligoporus expressed in thousandths of total 



length 



