Pelican Eel

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Enormous mouth is larger than the body, lower jaw is loosely hinged at the back of the base of the head enabling it to gobble prey larger than its size!
Food is primarily crustaceans, and scoop on shrimps as well as squids.
They live in tropical and temperate regions of the world.
Image result for pelican eelFound rarely in deep fishing nets only.
Image result for pelican eelIn males the olfactory organs become enlarged, so that they could locate females using the pheromones released by them, and most researchers believe that they die shortly after reproduction.

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