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Bathyuroconger new subgenus 
Type Uroconger braueri WEBER and BEAUFORT. 
Elongate, depth 12 to 13 in length, trunk and tail com¬ 
pressed. Combined head and trunk less than 1/2 of tail. 
Head conic, robust. Dentition conspicuous. Interspace be¬ 
tween gill openings greater than their length. Pectoral ray 
17. 
Dia g nosis . Distinguished from the littoral shore genus 
Uroconger by its slightly deeper body, broader interbranchial 
space and more numerous pectoral rays 
