Image Bank - Fishes
Pelican Eel
Reference |
IB0819 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Pelican Eels - EURYPHARYNGIDAE |
Common Name |
Pelican Eel |
Scientific Name |
Eurypharynx pelecanoides |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
The single species in this family is found worldwide, in deep water from 500 m to as deep as 7000 m. It is one of the strangest of all fishes. The Pelican Eel is believed to use its enormous mouth as a fishing net to capture small pelagic fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans such as shrimps and copepods.The eel grows to about 75 cm in length. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |