The gulper eel can vary in length from three to six feet (about one to two meters). ... Since the eel has very tiny teeth, it probably does not eat large fish on a regular basis. The large mouth may be an adaptation to allow the eel to eat a wider variety of prey when food is scarce. It can also be used like a large net.

Are gulper eels real eels?

It belongs to the "saccopharyngiforms", members of which were historically placed in their own order, but are now considered true eels in the order Anguilliformes. ... It is also referred to as the gulper eel (which can also refer to members of the related genus Saccopharynx), pelican gulper, and umbrella-mouth gulper.

Is the gulper eel rare?

These eels are rare, so we don't know too much about them. But they are found all over the world and are considered by the IUCN as a species of “least concern”, which means they are thought to be at risk of extinction.