PARACONGER HELS—-KANAZAWA z 
Key to the species of the Genus Paraconger 
la. Pores in lateral line from anus anteriorly 50 to 53; upper edge of gill opening 
above pectoral base. Madeira.......... P. macrops (Giinther) 
15. Pores in lateral line from anus anteriorly fewer than 47; upper edge of gill 
opening directly anterior to upper edge of pectoral fin base. 
2a. Fifth supraorbital pore and postorbital pores absent (see p. 5). 
3a. Pores in lateral line from anus anteriorly 30 to 36; pectoral rays 16 to 
18; vertebrae 127 to 131. Coast of French Guiana. 
P. guianensis, new species 
35. Pores in lateral line from anus anteriorly 34 to 40; pectoral rays 13 to 
16; vertebrae 132 to 137. Senegal to Angola, Africa. 
P. notialis, new species 
2b. Fifth supraorbital pore and postorbital pores present. 
4a. Pectoral rays 15 to 18; preoperculo-mandibular pores 11; diameter of 
eye 2.25 to 3.30 percent of total length; vertebrae 138 to 148. Gulf 
of California, west coast of Mexico, Central America to Peru. 
P. californiensis, new species 
4b. Pectoral rays 13 to 15, preoperculo-mandibular pores 10, diameter of 
eye 3.10 to 3.90 percent of total length, vertebrae 121 to 124. 
5a. Supratemporal pore present, dorsal rays 181 to 213, anal rays 140 
to 152, dorsal fin low. Gulf of Mexico, West Indies, and Bahamas. 
P. caudilimbatus (Poey) 
5). Supratemporal pore absent, dorsal rays 241, anal rays 176, dorsal 
finphioht Bermuda 4-4. 42% .2 P. harringtonensis (Mowbray) 
Paraconger macrops (Giinther) 
PLATE 1A 
Conger macrops Ginther, 1870 (in part), p. 40, type locality Madeira. 
SPECIMENS STUDIED: Five specimens ranging in total length from 
319 to 420 mm. from the following localities: Madeira, Funchal 
Market, USNM 177932, MMF 7728, 8634 (from stomach of Polyprion 
americanum); Madeira, Garajan MMF 9127A; Europe, no definite 
locality, MCZ 2532. 
Description: Tip of snout to anus 434 to 441, tip of snout to 
origin of dorsal fin 161 to 200, length of head 151 to 193, snout length 
30. to 34, diameter of eye 24 to 33, depth at head 53 to 62, length of 
upper jaw (to rictus) 51 to 57, length of pectoral fins 45 to 49. Origin 
of dorsal fin above and behind pectoral fin base by 46.4 to 75.5 
percent. 
Dorsal rays 288, anal rays 199 (1 specimen); pores in lateral line 
from anus anteriorly 50 to 53; infraorbital pores 8; supratemporal 
