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Gulper Eel
Pelican-jawed phantom of the abyss
Family Eurypharyngidae
Eurypharyngidae is a taxonomic family in the order Saccopharyngiformes, class Actinopterygii. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Gulper Eel.
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