The gulper eel in the video is likely a juvenile, the researchers said, given its small size. Adults can reach 3 feet. Nautilus Live is the brainchild of Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic ...

A short clip of the eel swimming with its full stomach. (Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute) "In all our combined years of exploring the deep ocean, this was the first gulper eel for all of us ...

Scientists exploring the depths off Hawaii this week encountered a bizarre-looking denizen that repeatedly changed shape and required several looks before an identification could be made. The accom… ...

Later, we see the gulper eel open its gigantic mouth wide, an event that brings out a whole lot of "whoas" and laughter from the watching scientists, who declare, "That was awesome." ...

Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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A sea hare, a gulper eel, and a colony of what looks like sea pork have all turned up recently on the San Diego coast, keeping local scientists busy. A California black sea hare found at Windansea.

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He said, "When most people, and even fish scientists, hear "gulper eel," they are probably thinking of what is actually the pelican eel—Eurypharynx pelecanoides," which is the only species in ...

The pelican eel, also known as a gulper eel, measures about 3.3 feet (1 m) long and has deep black skin that absorbs nearly all light, making it practically invisible in the dark depths of the ocean.