Encounter an eel nowadays, and it’s likely in a sushi roll. Or maybe in your nightmares, inspired by the flesh-eating shrieking eels in The Princess Bride or the moray minions of The Little Mermaid.

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 ...

To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...

For centuries, eels have appeared in myths, on plates, and in human imagination while holding on to one enduring secret: how do they reproduce? Ancient Egyptians thought the sun shining on the Nile ...

Cambridge, UK, 15th November 2019—TRAFFIC is warning of a surge in international glass eel smuggling cases as the new fishing season gets underway across Europe, and urges enforcement authorities to ...

Miguel Clavero Pineda receives funding for his research work from the SUMHAL project, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, through the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Are those illegal eels in your unagi? A study has found 44% of North American eel samples – that's unagi when used in sushi – were actually from the critically endangered European eel, whose export ...

Stocks of eel species, most notably those in temperate Northern Hemisphere regions, have exhibited declines. These include the European eel, currently listed as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN ...