A synaphobranchid eel observed during this expedition. This is in a different family than the Japanese eel, <em>Anguilla japonica</em>.
Synaphobranchid Eel
Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas. Download larger version (jpg, 920 KB).

A synaphobranchid eel observed during this expedition. This is in a different family than the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.

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