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„_Ende con ger pla ty rhynchus (Norman) 
Brachyconger platyrhynchus NORMAN. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 
vol. 10, August 1922, p. 218, fig. b (teeth). New Britian. — 
FOWLER, Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 10, 1928, p. 39 (copied). 
Endeconger platyrhynchus FOWLER. Mem. Bishop Mus., vol. 11, No. 5, 
1931 * p. 316 (reference). 
Tail slightly longer than rest of fish* head 2 2/5 to vent, little 
broader than deep. Snout nearly 6 in head, slightly more than eye dia¬ 
meter, broad, flat, rounded anteriorly; jaws equal, mouth cleft horizon¬ 
tal, reach below hind eye border; teeth in jaws and on vomer uniserial 
except 2 or 3 irregular series at front of upper jaw; front nostril al¬ 
most at snout end, hind one just before vertical of front eye edge. 
Dorsal and anal well developed, former begins at space from gill 
opening 2/7 of head length. 
Brownish, paler below. Caudal with very narrow pale margin. Length 
130 mm. (Norman.) 
New Britian 
