Friday, February 16, 2007

My, what a big mouth you have

This little beastie is Eurypharynx pelecanoides, or "the umbrella-mouthed gulper." It's a deep-sea eel. Here's a photo:

And here's a drawing of it:

Deep-sea creatures are so freaking cool. Now find me something that goes well with beer (besides cheesy tatertots).

4 comments:

beag air bheag said...

Am I dumb (or just drunk)? I can't make out its head in the real picture...

Jack said...

Eek! That's so cool looking, I love it. And, I had never seen it. :D

The Rock Lobster said...

It's hard to tell in the photo. I think maybe it's swimming away from the camera with its mouth open?

Anonymous said...

Eek! That's pretty much all I have to say..