Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae reaching rivers in Hokkaido in recent years, a scientific team found. The ...

Kindai University in Osaka Prefecture said it achieved full-cycle aquaculture of Japanese eels after raising larvae from eggs spawned by artificially incubated adults. The institution said it ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. A flattened, almost completely transparent object moves slowly through the water. In its appearance, the colorless structure somewhat resembles an eel larva—and for ...

Five advanced third-stage larvae of a newly identified type of genus Gnathostoma were collected from freshwater eels, Fluta alba, which were purchased at a market in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand.

Once there, the eels spawn in depths that remain a mystery to scientists. Females lay millions of eggs, which are fertilized by males before both sexes die. The newly hatched larvae drift on ocean ...