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December 25, 2021: Eel Feeding

This synaphobranchid eel was documented preying on a fish during a Windows to the Deep 2019 dive to explore a south-facing wall of Washington Canyon off the coast of Virginia.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 1.0 MB).

This synaphobranchid eel was documented preying on a fish during a Windows to the Deep 2019 dive to explore a south-facing wall of Washington Canyon off the coast of Virginia.