The gulper eel in the video is likely a juvenile, the researchers said, given its small size. Adults can reach 3 feet. Nautilus Live is the brainchild of Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic ...

A short clip of the eel swimming with its full stomach. (Image credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute) "In all our combined years of exploring the deep ocean, this was the first gulper eel for all of us ...

The pelican eel, also known as a gulper eel, measures about 3.3 feet (1 m) long and has deep black skin that absorbs nearly all light, making it practically invisible in the dark depths of the ocean.

Contentedly full from its last meal, a mysterious sea creature swam through the royal blue depths off the coast of Costa Rica. Twirling and spiraling, the misshapen animal moved in a mesmerizing way.

Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Gulper eels, also known as pelican eels, are known for their “large, scoop-like jaw” which they can expand to swallow prey, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.