Thursday, October 16, 2008

Gulper Eels...



are just plain cool.

Not much is known about these deep sea dwellers (it's thought the adults typically live at depths 6500 ft and deeper), aside from the obvious- what a crazy design!
They range from around 2-6 feet in length, with most of that being tail. They have a fairly flabby body, which may mean they not great swimmers, and a glowing red spot on the tail which may be used as a lure. I guess when your mouth is that big, the fish, shrimp, and plankton these guys eat comes to them.

5 comments:

SimiaArtifex said...

you should rig an LED into the tail :)

Adelle Caunce said...

Mmmmm.., I like how you think. I didn't even know they HAD a glowing part when I made this guy. Curses! I need my own deep sea sub.

Julia Lundman said...

hmmm, a big mouth and mostly tail. i think i work with that guy.

can you believe these fish live at 6500 feet and deeper?!! I bet that thing eats more than plankton with a mouth that big. he sort of reminds me of a python!

Rare Vinyl Records said...

That is the coolest fish i have ever seen!!

JessicaRabbit75 said...

6 ft long?? I think I just peed a little.