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Pelican Eel

Eurypharynx pelecanoides

The pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) is a deep-sea eel. It is the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and the family Eurypharyngidae. The species belongs to the "saccopharyngiforms", members of which were historically placed in their own order, but are now considered true eels in the order Anguilliformes.

Distribution

Clement, A. L. · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 1