slender snipe eel
A deep-sea eel with a long, slender body and bird-like jaws. Scientific name: Nemichthys scolopaceus.
A slender snipe eel was collected during the deep-sea survey.
The slender snipe eel has a long, slender beak-like jaw.
The Japanese name シギウナギ literally means 'snipe eel', from シギ (snipe, a long-billed bird) and ウナギ (eel), referring to its bird-like jaws and eel-like body.