Description

Anal soft rays: 159 - 164. Tail progressively becoming narrower posteriorly, tip flexible. Upper lip without upturned labial flange. Skin very thick (Ref. 559). Head small, with short dermal papillae. Snout long and blunt, protruding beyond mouth. Mouth large, the gape reaching to a vertical through posterior margin of the eye. Dorsal origin before pectoral fin base. Pectoral fin short. Body uniformly dark brown (Ref. 41285).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Congridae

Genus: Japonoconger

Species: Japonoconger sivicolus (Matsubara & Ochiai, 1951)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless