Saccopharynx ampullaceus, referred to as the gulper eel, gulper,[1]taillight gulper or pelican-fish, is an ocean-dwelling eel found in the North Atlantic Ocean. They are found up to a depth of 3,000 m (9,800 ft).[3][4] These fish are rarely observed, so little information is currently known about their habits or full distribution.
In the fall of 1826, a Captain Sawyer, of the ship Harmony, of Hull, while cruising for northern bottlenose whales at 62° N and about 57° W, found the type specimen, floating at the surface, of what was named Ophiognathus ampullaceus by I. Harwood, at the time the professor of natural history at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. It was at first thought to be an inflated seal skin, but on getting closer they realized it was alive. It was attempting to eat a perch of "about seven inches in circumference". The 1.37 metres (4 ft 6 in) specimen was captured and preserved in rum.[5]
Physical characteristicsedit
Like other saccopharyngiforms, these fish have large mouths and long, slender bodies with long tails that have a bioluminescent organ at the tip. The function of this organ is currently unknown.
Saccopharynx ampullaceus lacks a traditional gas-filled swim bladder, presumably due to the pressures at the depths they live in. Instead, the function of the swim bladder has been replaced by lymphatic spaces that run along the spine which are filled with a gelatinous substance. This gelatinous substance is thought to be maintained by the eel's aglomerular kidney.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abSmith-Vaniz, W.F.; Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Saccopharynx ampullaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18227123A42691869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18227123A42691869.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
saccopharynx, ampullaceus, referred, gulper, gulper, taillight, gulper, pelican, fish, ocean, dwelling, found, north, atlantic, ocean, they, found, depth, these, fish, rarely, observed, little, information, currently, known, about, their, habits, full, distrib. Saccopharynx ampullaceus referred to as the gulper eel gulper 1 taillight gulper or pelican fish is an ocean dwelling eel found in the North Atlantic Ocean They are found up to a depth of 3 000 m 9 800 ft 3 4 These fish are rarely observed so little information is currently known about their habits or full distribution Saccopharynx ampullaceus Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Anguilliformes Family Saccopharyngidae Genus Saccopharynx Species S ampullaceus Binomial name Saccopharynx ampullaceusHarwood 1827 2 Synonyms Saccopharynx flagellum Ophiognathus ampullaceus Leptocephalus latissimusType specimen editIn the fall of 1826 a Captain Sawyer of the ship Harmony of Hull while cruising for northern bottlenose whales at 62 N and about 57 W found the type specimen floating at the surface of what was named Ophiognathus ampullaceus by I Harwood at the time the professor of natural history at the Royal Institution of Great Britain It was at first thought to be an inflated seal skin but on getting closer they realized it was alive It was attempting to eat a perch of about seven inches in circumference The 1 37 metres 4 ft 6 in specimen was captured and preserved in rum 5 Physical characteristics editLike other saccopharyngiforms these fish have large mouths and long slender bodies with long tails that have a bioluminescent organ at the tip The function of this organ is currently unknown Saccopharynx ampullaceus lacks a traditional gas filled swim bladder presumably due to the pressures at the depths they live in Instead the function of the swim bladder has been replaced by lymphatic spaces that run along the spine which are filled with a gelatinous substance This gelatinous substance is thought to be maintained by the eel s aglomerular kidney 6 References edit a b Smith Vaniz W F Iwamoto T 2015 Saccopharynx ampullaceus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 e T18227123A42691869 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2015 4 RLTS T18227123A42691869 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Saccopharynx ampullaceus Integrated Taxonomic Information System Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ron amp van der Laan Richard eds Species related to Saccopharynx ampullaceus Catalog of Fishes California Academy of Sciences Retrieved 2016 04 07 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2016 Saccopharynx ampullaceus in FishBase April 2016 version Harood I 1827 On a newly discovered genus of Serpentiform Fishes Phil Trans Royal Society 1827 V pp 49 57 Ozaka Chieko Yamamoto Naoyuki Nielsen Jorgen G Somiya Hiroaki 2011 11 01 The aglomerular kidney of the deep sea gulper eel Saccopharynx ampullaceus Saccopharyngiformes Saccopharyngidae Ichthyological Research 58 4 297 301 doi 10 1007 s10228 011 0227 1 ISSN 1616 3915 S2CID 24744228 nbsp This Saccopharyngiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saccopharynx ampullaceus amp oldid 1173287056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
