EASTHAMPTON — Several mysteries surround American eels, a species that spends a portion of its life in Massachusetts. For example, no one has ever observed the species spawn, and only one has ...

Trawlers off the southern coast of India hauled in their nets and began sorting through their catch. Among the haul was a 1-foot-long ocean predator with “bright” eyes.

Despite intensive research, much about the American eel’s lifecycle remains unknown. What we do know is that these eels spend ...

The Cabo Verde spoon-nose eel has an “elongate” body, reaching just over 28 inches in length, the study said. Its “pointed” head has a “short, blunt” snout, “relatively large” eyes ...

Some 2,200 years ago Aristotle dignified the lowly eel by puzzling about the mystery of its life. Following him came scores of scientists who jousted with the problem with no success. All knew the ...

This eel, with its highly reduced eye size, is considered an ideal example for studying the evolutionary processes that allow eels to adapt to cave environments. However, ...