Congridae. 
Conger marginatus Valenciennes, 
Head 7 1/3; depth 18%; snout 3 4/5 in head; eye 7 i/8; 
gape 2 2/5; interorbital 6; mandible 2; pectoral 2 7/8. Body 
well compressed, combined head and trunk @ ik ) OF: body. 
Head width 2 2/5 its length. Snout ongate, conic, width 
1; its length. Eye large, leteral, center about first third 
in head, 2 in snout. No eyelids. Gape large, nearly reaches 
hind eye edge. Lips broad, fleshy, lower wider. Snout protru- 
des half an eye diameter beyond mandible. Teeth uniserial 
in jaws laterally, close-set, subequal, rather truncate. 
Patch of smaller and more conic teeth in front of each jaw 
and on vomer. Tongues pointed, free. Front nostril in short 
tube at snout tip. Hind nostril small pore close to front 
eye edge. Upper lip with 3 pores. Interorbital 
opening lz in snout. Dorsal origin about first third of 
pectoral, height of fin in front about 2 4/5 in 
of anal 4. Caudal rather pointed, about 2 1/6 in snout. 
Color in alcohol: uniform faded brownish. Pectoral with 
blackish blotch on upper apical portion. Length 690mm. Hawai- 
