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Goblin shark
In the murky depths of
the Atlantic, Pacific, and
Indian oceans, this shark, which
can reach 4 m (13 ft) in length, uses
its sensitive snout to find fish, then
shoots its jaw forwards to grab them.

Lavenberg’s gulper eel
Where food is scarce, 1,800 m (6,000 ft)
underwater, the gulper eel has evolved to
catch large prey. Up to 2 m (6 ⁄2 ft) long, it has
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oversized jaws and can extend
its stomach to gulp
down a meal as
big as itself.

Dumbo octopus
This tiny octopus takes its name
from the cartoon elephant Dumbo
because its fins look like elephant
ears. The two fins power the 20-cm
(8-in) long octopus through water at
incredible depths of 6 km (4 miles).

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