Okay, biology twitter, what the heck is this?? Found on a beach in Texas City, TX. #wildlifeid pic.twitter.com/9IUuuL65qh
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It has fangs and what looks like small fins on the side.
Preeti Desai took the photos and posted them on Twitter to get help identifying the mass, the BBC reported.
Desai, according to her bio on Twitter, currently works for the Audubon Society.
Twitter didn’t disappoint, and gave Desai the answer she was looking for.
Apparently, the lump is a type of eel.
Specifically, it's a fangtooth snake-eel, or a tusky eel.
Well, @Frable has IDed this thing. It is an Ophichthid eel called a tusky eel (Aplatophis chauliodus)
— Adam P. Summers (@Fishguy_FHL) September 7, 2017
Thanks Ben.https://t.co/LMBKVwTbTF
They’re usually found in waters of more than 100 to almost 300 feet deep and in the western Atlantic ocean.
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