Best Circumglobal
Updated Daily
The pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) is a species of deep-sea fish first described by zoologist Léon Vaillant in 1882. It is characterized by its massive, pouch-like mouth, which resembles that of a pelican and allows it to consume prey larger than itself. The species also possesses a long, wh...
The pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) is an open-ocean stingray found in tropical and temperate seas worldwide, unusual among stingrays for its entirely pelagic lifestyle rather than bottom-dwelling habits.
The gulper eel, classified within the deep-sea fish family Saccopharyngidae, is a marine animal adapted to abyssal ocean environments. Its most defining physical trait is an enormous, expandable mouth that allows it to swallow prey larger than itself, an adaptation for surviving in food-scarce depth...
A deep-sea eel of the family Nemichthyidae, recognized by extremely long jaws that curve apart and cannot fully close, found worldwide in mesopelagic to bathypelagic waters.
Described by John Richardson in 1848, the slender snipe eel is a deep-sea fish characterized by its incredibly long, thin body and a curved jaw that resembles a bird's beak.
A deep-sea eel of the family Synaphobranchidae, named for a distinctive gill-slit placement low on the throat, distributed across deep marine waters worldwide.
The longneck eel (Derichthys serpentinus) is a mesopelagic Atlantic species in family Derichthyidae, distinguished by its notably elongated neck region and slender body.
The sawtooth eel is a bathypelagic fish found in deep oceanic waters worldwide, recognized by the distinct, saw-like array of needle teeth present along its long upper jaw.
The bobtail snipe eel is a deep-sea fish belonging to the monotypic genus Cyema, first described by Albert Günther in 1878 and notable for its distinctly short, tapered tail.
A deep-sea eel with a greatly elongated, bill-like snout used for probing sediment or capturing prey in mesopelagic zones of the world's oceans.
