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Xenomystax atrarius Gilbert, 1891. Deepwater Conger or Twinpored Eel. To 100 cm (39.3 in) TL (Smith in
Fischer et al. 1995). Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Hart 1973); Newport, southern California (Seigel
1987) to central Chile (37°31'S; Kong and Melendez 1991), including Gulf of California (Eschmeyer and
Herald 1983) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths of 152–1,050 m (499–3,444 ft)
(min.: Smith in Fischer et al. 1995; max.: Sielfeld and Vargas 1996).
Family Nettastomatidae — Duckbill Eels
Facciolella equatorialis (Gilbert, 1891). Dogface Witch Eel. To 61 cm (34.4 in; Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Point Conception, California to at least Panama (Fitch and Lavenberg 1968), including Islas Galápagos
(McCosker et al. 1997). At 64–1,000 m (210–3,280 ft) (min.: SIO 65-277; max.: McCosker et al. 1997).
Facciolella gilberti (Garman, 1899) is a junior synonym (Nelson et al. 2004).
Venefica tentaculata Garman, 1899. Longnose Witch Eel. To about 90 cm (35.4 in) TL (Asano in Masuda
et al. 1984). Japan (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984) and off San Francisco (38°32'N, 124°20'W), northern
California (SIO 66–55) to Chile (Charter in Moser 1996). At depths of 1,170–1,790 m (3,838–5,871 ft;
Hatooka in Nakabo 2002).
Family Serrivomeridae — Sawtooth Eels
Serrivomer jesperseni Bauchot-Boutin, 1953. Crossthroat Sawpalate. To 67 cm (26.8 in) SL (Mecklenburg
et al. 2002). Pacific and Indian oceans; close to Alaska off Dixon Entrance, northern British Columbia
(G. E. Gillespie, pers. comm. to C. W. M.) to Chile (Pequeño 1989). At depths of 366–825 m (1,200–
2,706 ft) (min.: Peden and Hughes 1986; max.: Taylor 1967).
Serrivomer samoensis Bauchot, 1959. Samoa Sawtooth Eel. To 63 cm (24.8 in) TL. Pacific Ocean; Samoa and
southern California. At depths to 1,073 m (3,519 ft). All in J. E. Fitch (pers. comm. to M. L.).
Serrivomer sector Garman, 1899. Sawtooth Eel. Possibly to 76 cm (30 in) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Pacific and Indian oceans; Japan (Hatooka in Nakabo 2002); northern California (40°51'N; Lauth 2001)
to northern Chile (Fitch and Lavenberg 1968). At depths of 200–3,200 m (656–10,496 ft; Hatooka in
Nakabo 2002).
Order Saccopharyngiformes
Family Cyematidae — Bobtail Eels
Cyema atrum Günther, 1878. Black Bobtail Eel. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL (Smith 1989). Circumglobal in temperate
to tropical waters (Mecklenburg et al. 2002); Japan (Aizawa in Nakabo 2002); Tillamook Head, Oregon
(Grinols 1966) to Chile (Pequeño 1989). Midwater at depths of 330–5,100 m (1,082–16,728 ft) (min.:
Bertin 1937; max.: Grey 1956).
Family Saccopharyngidae — Swallowers or Whiptail Gulpers
Saccopharynx lavenbergi Nielsen & Bertelsen, 1985. To 78 cm (30.7 in) SL (SIO 85-163) or more. Northern
California (Charter in Moser 1996) to Chile (4°05'N, 78°36'W; SIO 55-244). Deep midwater, primarily
2,000–3,000 m (6,560–9,840 ft; Charter in Moser 1996).
Family Eurypharyngidae — Gulpers or Pelican Eels
Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882. Umbrellamouth Gulper. To more than 100 cm (39.3 in) TL
(Nielsen and Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986). Circumglobal; northern California (Charter in Moser
1996) to Chile (23°36'S, 71°30'W; SIO 72-164). At depths of 425–3,049 m (1,394–10,000 ft) or more
(min.: Clarke and Wagner 1976; max.: Fitch and Lavenberg 1968).
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