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 ...

The deep sea is filled with all manner of weird and wonderful creatures. Among them is a bizarre eel species with a giant mouth that has a remarkable resemblance to a pelican's beak.

A video clip of a pelican eel swimming with a large bulge in its stomach in the deep sea (Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute). Although they have been found at greater depths, bathypelagic, or ...

Found at depths of 3,000 to 6,000 feet, the gulper eel, also known as the "pelican eel," has a slender body and insanely huge mouth, resembling a pelican, which allows it to swallow prey bigger ...

The pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) is a type of gulper eel characterised by its large, pelican-like mouth, which can be longer than its body and is used to swallow prey whole. Found in the ...

This deep-sea shark has an elongated, eel-like body that grows up to 6.6 feet (2 m) long, as well as a large, flattened head. It is found worldwide and swims by undulating its body like a snake.

Gulper eels are also known as pelican eels. Photo: Twitter A rare deep-sea creature with engorged belly from recent meal was spotted off the coast of Costa Rica, said the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Scientists saw mysterious deep sea animal, still misshapen from its last meal, swimming off Costa Rica coast, first-of-its-kind video shows. ‘Extremely rare’ video shows gulper eel right after ...

Contentedly full from its last meal, a mysterious sea creature swam through the royal blue depths off the coast of Costa Rica. Twirling and spiraling, the misshapen animal moved in a mesmerizing ...

Scientists saw mysterious deep sea animal, ... Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, ...

Scientists saw a mysterious deep sea animal, still misshapen from its last meal, swimming off the coast of Costa Rica, a first-of-its-kind video shows. Screengrab from the Schmidt Ocean Institute ...