815 
Teeth blunt, mostly granular or molar. Vomer with 
teeth. Front nostril in short tube, usually near snout tip. 
Dorsal low, begins behind gill opening. Anal well developed. 
Pectoral present, small. 
Small or large eels, usually plainly colored living in 
tropical seas, sometimes in deep water. They differ chiefly 
in their chort or obtuse teeth. 
