Fish

Slender snipe eel

Nemichthys scolopaceus

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Tropical and temperate waters of all oceans

Depth

Mostly 300 to 1,000 m, down to more than 4,000 m

Size

Up to 1.3 m

Diet

Shrimp and other crustaceans

Zone

Midnight zone · 1,000 m and deeper

Key facts

• Its very thin jaws spread apart like a beak and cannot close.
• It catches shrimp with the tiny hooked teeth of its beak.
• It can have about 750 vertebrae, a record.

Verified sources

1. FishBase – Nemichthys scolopaceus
2. Fishes of Australia – Slender Snipe Eel
3. Wikipedia – Slender snipe eel
4. FishBase, Nemichthys scolopaceus

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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