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Gulper eel

Any of many fish of the order Saccopharyngiformes (sometimes Anguilliformes (true eel) that resemble eels

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    Any of many fish of the order Saccopharyngiformes (sometimes Anguilliformes (true eel) that resemble eels

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saccopharyngiformnoun(ichthyology) Any fish in the order Saccopharyngiformes, the gulper eels.
anguilliformnounAny eel of the order Anguilliformes
saccopharyngidnoun(ichthyology) Any in the family Saccopharyngidae of gulper eels.
gulpernounOne who gulps.
sand eelnounAny of various species of slim fish, resembling eels, especially of the family Ammodytidae.
anguillidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Anguillidae of eels.
snake-eelnounAny member of the family Ophichthidae of eels (order Anguilliformes).
anguiliformnounMisspelling of anguilliform. [Any eel of the order Anguilliformes]
anguilloidnouneellike
cutthroat eelnounAny of the family Synaphobranchidae of eels.
snake eelnounAlternative spelling of snake-eel. [Any member of the family Ophichthidae of eels (order Anguilliformes).]
eurypharyngidnoun(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Eurypharyngidae, the pelican eels.
hagfishnounAny of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.
snipe eelnounAny of the family Nemichthyidae of eels.
sawtooth eelnounAny of the Serrivomeridae family of eels.
whiptail gulpernounA species of gulper eel, Saccopharynx schmidti
marbled eelnounAny of various eels, most commonly the tropical eel (Anguilla marmorata), but also eels of other species:
short-finned eelnounA species of eel, Anguilla australis)
notacanthiformnounAny of the order Notacanthiformes of deep-sea spiny eels and halosaurs.
pelican eelnounA deep-sea eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides), the only known member of the genus Eurypharynx and family Eurypharyngidae, which is rarely seen by humans, although occasionally caught in fishing nets.

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