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[[File:Service mark of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).svg|thumb|The MBARI logo, depicting a gulper eel rising from a canyon.]]
== Introduction ==
Saccopharynx lavenbergi is a species of gulper eel found in the genus [[Saccopharynx]] and family [[Saccopharyngiforms|Saccopharyngidae]]. Commonly known as the "whiptail gulper," this fish is known for its large mouth and long whiplike tail.<ref name=":0"></ref> This species is not commonly found in the wild, with fewer than twenty sightings over 30 years of ROV operation by [[Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute|MBARI]]. Even though it has rarely been sighted, this gulper eel was chosen to be the logo for [[Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute|MBARI]]. When observed, it has been at depths of up to 2000 meters.<ref></ref> It has been hypothesized that the large mouth of the eel allows it to swallow prey much larger than itself.
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== Physical Features ==
These eels are very similar to others in the [[Saccopharynx]] genus, featuring large mouths and long slender bodies. They are typically dark in color and have small eyes. This is probably because at the depths these eels dwell, there is little to no light from the sun. They also feature a [[Bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] organ at the tips of their long tails, the function of which is currently unknown.<ref name=":0" />
== Reproductive Habits ==
While no specimens have been observed mating in the wild, observations of dead specimens have led scientists to believe that this species dies after mating.<ref name=":0" />
== Phylogenetic Relation to Other Species ==
In 2003, researchers from the University of Tokyo sequenced mitochondrial DNA ([[Mitochondrial DNA|mtDNA]]) from specimens of [[Pelican eel|Eurypharynx pelicanoides]] and Saccopharynx lavenbergi. After comparing the sequences from the specimens with other known sequences, they found that [[Pelican eel|Eurypharynx pelicanoides]] and Saccopharynx lavenbergi were closely related and genetically distinct from [[Eel|Anguilliformes]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
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== Introduction ==
Saccopharynx lavenbergi is a species of gulper eel found in the genus [[Saccopharynx]] and family [[Saccopharyngiforms|Saccopharyngidae]]. Commonly known as the "whiptail gulper," this fish is known for its large mouth and long whiplike tail.<ref name=":0"></ref> This species is not commonly found in the wild, with fewer than twenty sightings over 30 years of ROV operation by [[Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute|MBARI]]. Even though it has rarely been sighted, this gulper eel was chosen to be the logo for [[Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute|MBARI]]. When observed, it has been at depths of up to 2000 meters.<ref></ref> It has been hypothesized that the large mouth of the eel allows it to swallow prey much larger than itself.
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== Physical Features ==
These eels are very similar to others in the [[Saccopharynx]] genus, featuring large mouths and long slender bodies. They are typically dark in color and have small eyes. This is probably because at the depths these eels dwell, there is little to no light from the sun. They also feature a [[Bioluminescence|bioluminescent]] organ at the tips of their long tails, the function of which is currently unknown.<ref name=":0" />
== Reproductive Habits ==
While no specimens have been observed mating in the wild, observations of dead specimens have led scientists to believe that this species dies after mating.<ref name=":0" />
== Phylogenetic Relation to Other Species ==
In 2003, researchers from the University of Tokyo sequenced mitochondrial DNA ([[Mitochondrial DNA|mtDNA]]) from specimens of [[Pelican eel|Eurypharynx pelicanoides]] and Saccopharynx lavenbergi. After comparing the sequences from the specimens with other known sequences, they found that [[Pelican eel|Eurypharynx pelicanoides]] and Saccopharynx lavenbergi were closely related and genetically distinct from [[Eel|Anguilliformes]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
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