The head of an Ophichthus cuulongensis, or Mekong’s estuary snake eel. Photos from Vo, Hibino, Ho, Le and Seah (2025) Mekong’s estuary snake eels live in the brackish water where the Mekong ...

"It is very difficult to know exactly what happened especially based on two photos, but we know eels are commonly caught as bycatch in the potting industry but also caught in the angling industry ...