Crocodiles are apex predators in many freshwater ecosystems, but even they can encounter prey capable of fighting back. One such animal, as shown in the video clip, is the electric eel, a South ...

While unagi is a popular dish at seafood restaurants and sushi bars, there are good reasons why you'll want to rethink ...

There are about 800 species of eels that belong to eight suborders, 19 families and 111 genera. Eels are characterized by their elongated, wormlike bodies. Unlike most fish, eels do not have pelvic ...

American Unagi — the first-of-its-kind Waldoboro aquaculture business that grew elvers into full-sized eels — has shuttered, at least for the time being. About a dozen fishermen who netted glass eels ...

An American Eel, Anguilla anguilla, already months into the growing process can still be small enough to fit into the palm of your hand. If you’ve eaten at a sushi restaurant, you might have come ...

Japanese officials are hailing the rejection of a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate the trade in eel species, including the Japanese eel, which could have hurt imports and ...

Dave Wood said the eel was about 3ft (90cm) long and "thrashing about" when he found it. The sighting came at about 16:30 GMT ...

When Valerie Taylor first located the home of a spotted moray eel near Banda Island, Indonesia, the famed Australian diver and ocean conservationist tried to befriend the eel by offering it a fish.

As part of a new study, researchers from Bournemouth University (BU) have discovered European eels, Anguilla anguilla, at the ...

A Texas marine researcher found a big surprise during a beach survey last week on Mustang Island. "This is basically as big as they get," Tunnell exclaimed in his video. "This thing is massive, it's ...

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