Genus Venefioa Jordan and Davis 
Venefica JORDAN and DAVIS* Rep* U, S, Fish ^omm,, pt, 16, 1888 
(l89l)t p, 651« Type Venefioa procerum GOODE and BEAN, orth- 
otypic. 
Body very elongate, compressed. Head moderate, conic, somewhat 
depressed# Snout prolonged into slender fleshy flap# Eyes covered by 
skin. Bands of cardiform teeth in jaws and on vomer. No lips. Tongue 
not free. Front nostrils in tubes near top of snout, behind base of 
flap# Hind nostrils at upper part of front eye edge. Gill openings 
small, partly inferior, separated by rather wide interspace# Pores in 
course of sensory canals of head well developed# lateral line well 
developed, with numerous pores uniserial# Dorsal origin above or some¬ 
what before gill opening. Vertical fins confluent. No pectoral. Vent 
far back, premedian. 
Bathypelagic in tropical or warm seas. 
