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Description Moray eels have two sets of jaws: 1) the oral jaws that capture prey; and 2) the pharyngeal jaws (similar to the jaws of the monster in the movie, "Alien") that advance into the mouth and move prey from the oral jaws to the esophagus for swallowing.
Source http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=109985&org=NSF
Author Zina Deretsky, US National Science Foundation (after Rita Mehta, en:UC Davis)
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