The Asian swamp eel is an air-breathing, mud-loving predator spreading throughout the United States. These slithering threats ...

Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis, a new species of eel discovered in Taiwan. Photo by Chien-Hsiang Lin and Hsin-Wei Liu from the Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica A snake eel with a fleshy ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can return home to rivers and streams. They've existed ...

Scientists have identified two new species of electric eel and one of them is the most powerful yet. Electrophorus Voltai lives in the Amazon rainforest and can produce up to 860 volts of electricity.

Scientists found a “rare” slimy creature hiding in “brackish water” of Japan and the Philippines and discovered a new species. Photo from Hirozumi Kobayashi via Huang, Hibino, Balisco and Liao (2024) ...