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O. rex, King of the Snake Eels
October 21, 2019
A king snake eel (Ophichthus rex) captured on a longline survey in the Gulf of Mexico.
Photo: Kathy Schroeder
It has been a busy last few days. We have caught some really cool species like king snake eels (Ophichthus rex), gulper sharks (Centrophorus granulosus), yellow edge grouper (Hyporthodus flavolimbatus) and golden tile fish (Lopholaatilus chamaeleontiiceps). There have been thousands of moon jelly fish (Aurelia aurita) the size of dinner plates and larger all around the boat when we are setting and retrieving the longline. They look so peaceful and gentle just floating along with the current.Read the blog post
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O. rex, King of the Snake EelsOctober 21, 2019
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