Unlike many other deep sea creatures, it has very small eyes. It is believed that the eyes evolved to detect faint traces of light rather than form images. It seems to be an eel with a big pelican shaped mouth. However, be aware, this gulper eel has big jaws and can consume bigger fishes than its own body size due to its special mouth that is loosely hinged.

If it can open its mouth wide enough to eat bigger fishes, then it must have a special stomach. In fact, it does have a special stomach that can stretch itself to fit for the bigger fishes as its meal and that is how it got its another name called the Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel. They are said to be appeared everywhere over the world.

Furthermore, the gulper eel uses its long tail for movement and at the end of the tail is tipped with a light-producing organ. Like other deep sea creatures, the gulper eel uses its photophore that is located at its end of the tail for survival factor. Through a process known as bioluminescence, the photophore glows pink and can give off occasional red flashes. However, it is not used for hunting but instead for luring preys.

Moreover, this gulper eel uses its mouth which can be opened widely to swim into a large groups of shrimp or other crustaceans and scooping them up as it goes. Besides feeding on shrimps, it is also known to feed on cephalopods and other small invertebrates.

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