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Most efficient actinopterygian jaw structure?

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Ray-finned fishes have a variety of interesting and complex jaw structures.

Here is the skeleton of an anglerfish

anglerfish skeleton

Here is the skull of another actinopterygian

fish skull

I am designing a large (roughly sturgeon-sized) deep-sea predatory fish. What jaw structure would be best suited for creating large suction forces to draw its prey into its mouth from a distance of several feet?

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