Pelican Eel

Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

This fish resembles a pelican's beak with a long tail because of its huge throat pouch. Its jaws comprise one quarter of its body length and are studded with small teeth.

Details

Title: Pelican Eel
Type: Model
Rights: Sven Tränkner Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
size: 1 m
scientific name: <i>Eurypharynx pelecanoides</i>

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