Scientific Name	Oxyconger leptognathus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1858)	Depth	40 - 550M
Chinese	狹頜海鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F084　Muraenesocidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	細頜鰻
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	丁香鰻、尖嘴鰻、尖嘴海鰻(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South West、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Conger leptognathus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Chen, J. T. F. and H. T. C. Weng (1967) A review of the Apodal fishes of Taiwan. Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 32: 1-86.  Bleeker, P. 1858 Chen, J. T. F. etc. 1967 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054485. ASIZP0060163. ASIZP0060862. ASIZP0063669. ASIZP0066667. ASIZP0801783. ASIZP0901269. ASIZP0911783. CAS28162. FRIP00771. NMMBP04586. NMMBP04587. NMMBP04588. NMMBP04589. NMMBP05208. NMMBP08813. NTMP0412. NTMP1131. NTUM06975. SIO70-275d. USNM00345579.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Shorttail pike conger
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	BD. 20-21, HL. 5 in TL. Eye 9, snout 2.4, gape 1.6 in HL. Tail about 1.4 in length of head and trunk. Vomer without a median series of enlarged fangs; caudal fin reduced, tip of tail blunt; anus behind midlength. Color in formalin light brown, with minute dusky spots, darker above, paler below. Vertical fins with black margin. Pectoral fins whitish.
habitats	Found on the continental shelf, in less than 100 m depth. Deep-sea eel, small size. Poorly known.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Taiwan and Japan to Western Australia and New South Wales.
Utility	Fisheries, low interest.