Gharial
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The gharial, also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are 2.6 to 4.5 m long, and males 3 to 6 m. Adult males have a distinct boss at the end of the snout, which resembles an earthenware pot known as a ghara, hence the name "gharial". The gharial is well adapted to catching fish because of its long, narrow snout and 110 sharp, interlocking teeth.
Image: Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) male
Image: Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) female
Adult female gharial
Adult male gharial
Mecistops
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Mecistops is a genus of crocodiles, the slender-snouted crocodiles, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Image: Crocodylus cataphractus faux gavial d'Afrique 2
Image: Mecistops leptorhynchus 2009
Slender-snouted crocodiles bear a superficial resemblance to gharials, which also have a very slender snout
Image: Faux Gavial (9398288667)