Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker, 1857)

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Conger leptognathus Bleeker, 1857c:27, pl. 2, fig. 2 (type locality: Nagasaki, Japan).

Oxyconger leptognathus (Bleeker, 1857): Li, 1960:850; Chen & Weng, 1967:79; Chen, 1969:133; Shen 1984a:113; Chen & Yu, 1986:254; Shen, 1988:15; Shen et al., 1993:119; Chen, 2004:31; Shao et al., 2008:239; Ho et al., 2010:table 1; Lin et al., 2013:171.

Remarks. An uncommon species collected by bottom trawls from around Taiwan. Based on a recent field observation by HH, this species may live in association with deep corals in southwestern Taiwan at depths around 100– 200 m.