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giant wrymouth

Cryptacanthodes giganteus

Classification

Description Cryptacanthodes giganteus, or the Giant Wrymouth, is one of four species from the family Cryptacanthodidae. This bottom dwelling, burrowing fish is long and anguilliform which makes it commonly get mistaken for an eel. The family is characterized by their “small, dorsally positioned eyes, a compressed head, and strongly upturned mouths with a heavy jaw” and long eel-like body.

Distribution

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