Oder Anguilliformes Family Congridae(Conger and garden eels). Sea conger Ariosoma anagoides(Bleeker, 1853). Max length/51cm TL.. Korean name/ meok-bung-jang-eo(먹붕장어 Japanese name/Hana-anago Chinese name/ 擬錐體康吉鰻 Dorsal soft rays/170-196. Anal soft rays/122-145. P1/13~14. Caudal rays/10. PLp/53~54. Vert/143
Distribution; Western Pacific/southern sea including Jeju Island of Korea, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan southward to Taiwan, East China Sea and the Malay Archipelago. General; The sea conger(Ariosoma anagoides), also known as the big-eye conger. Body long and thin and absent in scales. Depth of body at gill opening about 16-18 in TL. The tail is short but slightly longer than the head and body combined. The tail is stiff and hard. Cleft of mouth reaching below middle of eye. Large and distinctive eye with a vertical elongated pupil. Teeth small and conical and forms toothplates on both jaws. Upper jaw with 4~5 rows of teeth in anterior part and 2 rows posteriorly. Lower jaw with 5~6 rows in anterior, 2 rows posteriorly. Vomer teeth on triangular toothplate. Origin of dorsal fin above gill opening or before the origin of pectoral fin. Anus anterior to middle of body. Characterized by grey color grading to whitish on ventral head and belly. Bluish hue on dorsal and anal fins. Base area of dorsal fin with slight dark hue. Dark blotch on upper head. Fin rays are not segmented. Many sensory pores on head with number of 27. Occurs in shallow sandy and muddy bottoms in 3-15 m. Rarely seen and usually at night on sand,
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