A new ophichthid eel,Ophichthus megalops,from the Kumano-nada,Japan

An ophichthid eel,Ophichthus megalops sp. nov., is described from the Kumano-nada, off Owase, Mie Prefecture, Japan. This species is characterized by its large eye, dorsal fin origin far behind the tip of pectoral fin, vertebral number, dentition, and a distinct black smudge on the skin sheath of anal fin near the tip of tail.