Family Eurypharyngidae

Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882 —Pelican eel (Fig. 7)

3 specimens between 34 and 47 cm TL were caught at depths between 780–1,674 m. Habitat and Distribution: meso- to abyssopelagic and bathypelagic. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters. In the Atlantic Ocean it is recorded from off Iceland (65 ºN) to 48 ºS. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MHV (FishBase).