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Snowflake morays can feed on land, swallow prey without water – Science Daily

A new study shows that pharyngeal jaws enable at least one species of moray eel to feed on land.

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Most fish rely on water to feed, using suction to capture their prey. A new study, however, shows that snowflake morays can grab and swallow prey on land without water thanks to an extra set of jaws in their throats.After a moray eel captures prey with…

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