The Gulper Eel also called Pelican Eel By

The Gulper Eel [also called Pelican Eel] By: Tal Rose

Animal Facts Description Gulper Eels mostly come in black, and some subspecies have a thin lateral white stripe. It grows up to 80 cm [31 inches]. The Gulper Eel weighs up to at least two pounds. The Gulper Eel have scales that are black. Unlike other Eels their jaws are very, weak. Diet A Gulper Eel is a carnivore. The food that it eats are squid, fish, shrimp, and plankton. It uses its mouth to gulp up food. A pic showing your animal. Movement A Gulper Eel is a very bad swimmer so it depends on its tail for swimming. It wiggles its tail to move and it can’t use any other body part to help. Since it depends on its tail, it goes very, slowly.

Habitat Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat. A Gulper Eel is a water animal. It lives in temperate and tropical seas. The tropical seas have to be up to 1, 640 feet to 1. 83 miles deep. Most animals can not live in such a difficult environment. It has a slender and flexible body that allows it to survive extreme water pressure under the sea.

Life Cycle A baby Gulper Eel is born in an egg. Usually, they lay two or more eggs at a time. A baby Gulper Eel takes weeks to hatch. Nobody takes care of it, it just floats with the plankton. A baby looks like a curly leaf. Its baby name is leptocephalus. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. The adult Gulper Eel can only live by themselves. The adult Gulper Eel is very lonely. The adult looks like a snake in the sea with a big mouth. Adult Gulper Eels usually live 85 years.

Animal Interactions Gulper Eels have very large mouths with many rows of teeth. To protect itself it uses its mouth as a net. They use their pulsating glowing tail to attract their prey and quickly gulps them up. They also use their tails to attract a mate. Lancetfish have very large mouths with sharp teeth and two or three large fangs. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc. The end of its tail glows pink and can give off occasional red flashes. Since the Gulper Eel lives in the depths of the ocean, its predator is a Lancetfish and other deep sea creatures. It doesn’t have a good relationship with animals because it can not see all that well.

Interesting Facts Sightings Did you know Gulper Eels have never been seen by humans unless they are caught by deep sea fishing nets. A pic to accompany fact #2 Big mouth Sad The Pelican Eel gets its name after a Pelicans big mouth. Some scientists believe they die right after they reproduce. A pic to accompany fact #1 A pic to accompany fact #3