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3. DESCRIPTION Body very elongated, cylindrical, slightly compressed behind anus; head long with pores typical, three superorbital pores, four infraobital pores (Figure 1), six mandibular pores; mouth moderately; snout blunt and short (two times of eye diameter); anterior nostril with a short tube; posterior nostril above eye; lower jaw projecting slightly than upper jaw; in upper jaw, 5 - 6 intermaxillary teeth on each side, 5 median teeth (Figure 1); maxillary teeth biserial, an outer row of 14 short triangular teeth and an inner row of 5 tall depressible teeth; vomerine teeth uniserial 5 in number in lower jaw; dentary teeth biserial, an anterior inner row of 4 - 5 large teeth and an outer row of 23 smaller teeth; the origin of dorsal fin far at behind the pectoral pore; dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins absent; anus located before midbody; tail much longer than preanal length. Coloration When fresh, body uniformly brown head, body and fins with unpattern coloration; dorsal, anal and caudal fin dark brown.