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Family NEMICHTHYIDAE. Small and extraordinarily slender deep- 

 sea eels with the anus near the head, and often the jaws produced into 

 delicate diverging points. 



NemichthySj Rich. ; Dysomma, Ale. ; Spinivomer, G. and II. ; 

 Labichthys, G. and B. (Fig. 400) ; Gavialiceps, Ale. ; warm seas. 



Family DERICHTHYIDAE. Another small deep-sea eel with a snake-like 

 neck. The maxillae are fused to the skull. 



Derichthys, Gill (Fig. 400A) ; Atlantic. 



