When Was the Gulper Eel Discovered?
The Gulper Eel Was First Named in 1882. Leon Valliant, a French Zoologist, Describes Its Discovery off the Coast of Morocco During the Travailleur Expedition...
The gulper eel was first named in 1882. Leon Valliant, a French zoologist, describes its discovery off the coast of Morocco during the Travailleur expedition. On this expedition, the gulper eel was dredged from the ocean at a depth of 2,300 m.
Where is the gulper eel found?
The whiptail gulper lives in very deep waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean from 6500 to 10,000 feet (2000-3000 m) below the sea surface. At that depth, food is scarce, and it is important to never pass up a meal when it becomes available.
Is the gulper eel rare?
Like pelicans (and the inspiration for gulper eels' other name), it allows them to scoop up water into its mouth to swallow prey whole. ... These eels are rare, so we don't know too much about them.
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