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Saccopharyngidae
Whiptail Gulper
Saccopharynx lavenbergi
Huge mouth trailing whiplike tail
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Large
Regional distribution
Marine fish
LargeSaccopharynx lavenbergi is a species of gulper eel, also known as the whiptail gulper. This fish is known for its large mouth and long whiplike tail.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Saccopharyngidae
- Genus
- Saccopharynx
- Maximum length
- 78 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Central Pacific: ranges from northern California, USA to Peru.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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