Uranoconser new genus 
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Type Uranoconger dentat us new species. 
Body long, tail greatly longer than rest of body and 
tapering long and slender. Head conic. Snout long and conic, 
protrudes well beyond mandible. Eyes large, directed or facing 
upward. Mouth cleft moderately large. Dentition covered by 
broad fleshy lips, only parge patch of conspicuous curved teeth 
in 4 series exposed, before mandible; teeth slender, numerous, 
rather large, forming bands in jaws with anterior, including 
those on premaxillaries and vomer, largest. Tongue free. Inter¬ 
orbital narrow. Gill opening about large as eye. No scales. 
Dorsal begins over pectorals, continuous with rather long cau¬ 
dal and anal. Pectoral well developed. 
Diagnosis. Easily know by the large eyes, directed upward, 
and long caudal. 
