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January 24, 2021: Snipe Eel

This snipe eel in the genus Avocettina was seen during water column exploration at the end of a Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition dive. Scientists believe that these fish use the two parts of their “beaks” to snag the antennae of shrimp for a tasty meal.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2017. Download larger version (jpg, 807 KB).

This snipe eel in the genus Avocettina was seen during water column exploration at the end of a Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition dive. Scientists believe that these fish use the two parts of their “beaks” to snag the antennae of shrimp for a tasty meal.

We see interesting things every time we explore the water column, which is the largest, yet least explored, habitat on Earth.