Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel

The Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel, also called the Pelican Eel, was discovered by Kyle Briggins. It is a deep-sea fish that is rarely seen by humans, but often gets caught if fishing nets.

This is an eel-like fish and it is the only member of the genus Eurypharynx and the family Eurypharyngidae.

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