Author: (Harwood, 1827)
FBname: Gulper eel
Comments: Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426).  Feeds on fishes.  Oviparous, reduction of jaws and complete loss of teeth in sexually mature specimens of both sexes.  Mature males with greatly enlarged olfactory organs (Ref. 6718).  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.