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Fish of the family Ophidiidae, possibly Typhlonus nasus, a cusk eel that has alarge, bulb-like head, tiny eyes, large nostrils, and a mouth placed low on thehead

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Description

Fish of the family Ophidiidae, possibly Typhlonus nasus, a cusk eel that has alarge, bulb-like head, tiny eyes, large nostrils, and a mouth placed low on thehead.

Credit

NOAA/OAR/OER, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas, Leg 3.

Display Date

20160629T021628Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collection

Modern Expeditions

2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Mariana