Trawlers off the coast of Cabo Verde hauled in the “spoon”-nosed sea animal but didn’t realize how unique it was at first.

A snake eel with a fleshy mustache and sharp teeth caught in northeastern Taiwan is a new species, according to researchers.

What about the gorilla’s long, sharp canines ... wolf eel emerges from its rocky den. The wolf eel, for example, “has a whole row of teeth right in the roof of his mouth,” called palatal ...

The new species was identified by its DNA, body ratios, teeth shape, fin position, coloring and other subtle physical features. Only one Cabo Verde spoon-nose eel has been found so far ...