Species of moray is the first-known fish to feed on land without water thanks to their secondary 'mouth'

Species of moray is the first-known fish to feed on land without water thanks to their secondary 'mouth'

Source: dailymail

6/11/2021

Fish prefer to dine in—feeding on their prey in water—but amazing new footage demonstrates that a species of moray eel can snatch and swallow their victims on dry land.

The brightly colored chordate is able to achieve this astounding feat thanks to an extra set of jaws in its throat.

After years of effort, researchers at UC Santa Cruz were able to train snowflake morays to wriggle out of the water to grab a bite, proving they are quite adaptable when it comes to landing a meal

All moray eels have 'pharyngeal jaws,' a second set of mandibles nestled in their throat.

The eels bite their prey with their primary 'oral' jaws, then suck it down their gullets with their interior pharyngeal jaws, which pop out briefly.
The eerie action has drawn comparisons to the terrifying secondary mouth of the Xenomorph from the Aliens movie franchise.

In a study published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology, researchers explained how the snowflake moray uses its pharyngeal jaws to feed on dry land.

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