Taenioconger Herre, 1923
Body extremely elongate, scaleless; mouth oblique, rictus at level of anterior edge of eye; snout very short, lower jaw prominent; anterior nostril in a short tube jutting forward from the outer face of upper lip. Gill openings lateral. Dorsal and anal fins low, their finrays segmented; pectoral fins reduced, pelvic fins absent. Usually plain colour patterns.
See family for biology, etc.
Species: see note below; in Clofnam area 1.
Recent revisions: Bohlke (1957), Blache and Bauchot (1976—on a regional basis only).
Note. Considered as a member of Heteroconger Bleeker, 1868 by Castle (unpublished) .
Species of this genus in the program:
Taenioconger longissimus