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Genus Oxyconger Sleeker 
Oxyconger BLEEKER, Atlas Ichth# Ind* Neerland*, vol* 4, 1864, p* 
19• Type Conger leptegnathus BLEEKER, orthotypio* 
Body compressed, longer than tail* Head moderate* Snout long, 
slender, pointed* Eye small, slightly advanced* Mouth cleft extends 
little beyond eye* Teeth triserial in jaws, median as long slander can¬ 
ines, wide set, some straight, some curved# Vomer with series of very 
small teeth* Nostrils without tubes, posterior little before eye* 
Gill opening small* Dorsal inserted over gill opening* Sectoral slen¬ 
der, short* 
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