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Xenoconger fr yerl R egan 
Xenoconger fryeri REGAN* Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 15, Sept. 
1912, p. 301. Assumption Island, Indian Ocean. — NORMAN, Ann. 
Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9. vol. 10, August 1922, p. 218, fig. a 
(dentition). 
Tail nea rly twice long as rest of fish; head 2 1/2 to vent, wide 
as deep, depth less than 1/3 its length. Snout rounded anteriorly, slight¬ 
ly b roader than long, length nearly 4 in head, 3 times eye; jaws equal; 
mouth cleft horizontal, extends eye diameter behind eye; front nostril 
near snout tip, hind one before lower part of eye. 
Dorsal origin 3/4 head length behind head. 
Brownish, spotted or marbled with blackish. Length 400 mm. (Regan.) 
Assumption Island. 
