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SLENDER SNIPE EEL Nemichthys scolopacus©Neumann, V. eel in larvae stage: found in Portugal Okay here’s an odd duck, I mean eel, no make that fish… The slender snipe eel, sometimes referred to as the deep sea duck, is a fish that can weigh only a few ounces, yet reach 5 feet (1.5 m in length). Features include: a bird-like beak with curving tips, covered with tiny hooked teeth, which they use to sweep through the water to catch shrimp and other crustaceans. A lifespan of ten years. More vertebrae than any other animal, around 750. Its anus has moved forward during its evolution and is now located on its throat. [What?!!] Its larvae are shaped like leaves, they actually get smaller before transforming into adults. Many specimens found in museums were spat up from larger fish that were caught in trawls. [Nice!} Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_snipe_eel Other strange animal photos you may like: Pompeii Worm (lives in the scalding water of the deep sea vents) Solar Powered Sea Slug - creates its own solar power Carpet Worm - breaking down the carcasses of dead whales

SLENDER SNIPE EEL
Nemichthys scolopacus
©Neumann, V. eel in larvae stage: found in Portugal

Okay here’s an odd duck, I mean eel, no make that fish…

The slender snipe eel, sometimes referred to as the deep sea duck, is a fish that can weigh only a few ounces, yet reach 5 feet (1.5 m in length).

Features include:

  • a bird-like beak with curving tips, covered with tiny hooked teeth, which they use to sweep through the water to catch shrimp and other crustaceans.
  • A lifespan of ten years.
  • More vertebrae than any other animal, around 750.
  • Its anus has moved forward during its evolution and is now located on its throat. [What?!!]
  • Its larvae are shaped like leaves, they actually get smaller before transforming into adults.
  • Many specimens found in museums were spat up from larger fish that were caught in trawls. [Nice!}

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_snipe_eel

Other strange animal photos you may like:

Pompeii Worm (lives in the scalding water of the deep sea vents)

Solar Powered Sea Slug - creates its own solar power

Carpet Worm - breaking down the carcasses of dead whales

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