swap_horiz Kaup's arrowtooth eel Alternatives

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Pelican eel

Described by Léon Vaillant in 1882, the pelican eel is a deep-sea fish notable for its massive, pouch-like mouth resembl...

Marine Deepwater Circumglobal Eurypharyngidae

8.5 Great

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Green moray

The green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is the largest moray in the Atlantic, reaching 2.5 meters, its green appearance c...

Large Marine Tropical Atlantic

8.0 Great

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Gulper eel

The gulper eel is a deep-sea fish within the family Saccopharyngidae, distinguished by its enormous mouth and a long, wh...

Marine Abyssal Deepwater Circumglobal

8.0 Great

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Viper moray

The viper moray (Enchelycore nigricans) is a tropical marine eel found in the Atlantic Ocean, distinguished by its dark...

Reef Marine Nocturnal Atlantic

7.5 Good

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European conger

The European conger holds the title of the heaviest eel species in the world, capable of weighing over 200 pounds in the...

Large Marine Edible Atlantic

7.5 Good

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Spotted moray

The spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) is a common reef eel of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, identifiable by its...

Reef Marine Nocturnal Atlantic

7.0 Good

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Chain moray

The chain moray (Echidna catenata) is a marine fish found in the shallow waters of the Western Atlantic, distinguished b...

Marine Caribbean Patterned Atlantic

7.0 Good

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Avocet snipe eel

Described by Albert Günther in 1878, the avocet snipe eel is a bathypelagic fish recognized by its notably elongated, do...

Marine Atlantic Deepwater Nemichthyidae

6.2 Fair

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Freckled pike conger

A pike conger eel (family Muraenesocidae) of Indo-Pacific coastal marine waters, identified by scattered dark freckle-li...

Marine Atlantic Benthic Deepwater

5.5 Mediocre

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Cutthroat eel

A deep-sea eel of the family Synaphobranchidae, named for a distinctive gill-slit placement low on the throat, distribut...

Marine Benthic Deepwater Circumglobal

5.5 Mediocre

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Largeeye conger

The largeeye conger is a distinct bathydemersal fish notable for its disproportionately large eyes, an adaptation for hu...

Marine Atlantic Large Eyes Deepwater

5.2 Mediocre

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Blacktail duckbill eel

The blacktail duckbill eel is a marine ray-finned fish classified in the family Nettastomatidae, notable for its distinc...

Marine Rare Atlantic Deepwater

5.2 Mediocre

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Gray's cutthroat eel

Gray's cutthroat eel is a deep-sea fish belonging to the family Synaphobranchidae, named for the distinctive branchial o...

Marine Atlantic Deepwater Synaphobranchidae

5.2 Mediocre

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Duckbill oceanic eel

The duckbill oceanic eel (Nessorhamphus ingolfianus) is a rare deep-sea eel named for its flattened, bill-shaped snout,...

Marine Rare Atlantic Deepwater

5.2 Mediocre

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Shortbelly eel

The shortbelly eel is a marine ray-finned fish distinguished by its remarkably short abdominal region, an adaptation sui...

Marine Indo Pacific Benthic Deepwater

5.0 Mediocre

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Ridgeback eel

The ridgeback eel is a deep-sea notacanthiform fish distinguished by a row of dorsal spines along its back, found in oce...

Marine Atlantic Benthic Deepwater

5.0 Mediocre

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Bean's sawtooth eel

Named in honor of American ichthyologist Tarleton Hoffman Bean, Bean's sawtooth eel is a deep-sea fish described in 1883...

Marine Atlantic Mesopelagic Deepwater

4.8 Poor

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Stippled spoon-nose eel

A deep-sea eel (Nettastomatidae) combining an elongated spoon-shaped snout with fine stippled body markings, found in me...

Marine Rare Atlantic Deepwater

4.8 Poor

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Brown conger

A conger eel (Congridae) with uniformly brownish, unpatterned body coloration, found in marine waters of the Indo-Pacifi...

Marine Atlantic Benthic Deepwater

4.6 Poor

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Muddy arrowtooth eel

The muddy arrowtooth eel is a benthic marine fish classified in the family Nettastomatidae, commonly dwelling in muddy o...

Marine Atlantic Benthic Deepwater

4.5 Poor