Rubbernose conger

The Rubbernose conger (Macrocephenchelys brevirostris) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Johnson T. F. Chen and Herman Ting-Chen Weng in 1967, originally under the genus Rhynchoconger. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including Taiwan and Australia. It dwells at a depth range of 280 to 440 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 36.7 cm.