3-foot-long river creature with ‘sharp’ teeth discovered as new species in Vietnam
During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...
3-foot-long river creature with ‘large’ teeth found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
Researchers said they named the new species “cuulongensis” after the Vietnamese name “cửu long,” which means “nine dragons” ...
New eel species found off Thoothukudi coast is named ‘tamilicum’
THOOTHUKUDI: Scientists of ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) discovered a new eel species called ...
Earth.com7 天
Eel trade is pushing another species to the brink
The global trade is shifting focus from the critically endangered European eel to the American eel, raising new conservation concerns.
New eel species discovered off Thoothukudi coast named after Tamil
NBFGR researchers discover new Congrid eel species off Thoothukudi coast, named tamilicum after Tamil language, with unique ...
Growing consumption of the American eel may lead to it being critically endangered, study finds
High demand for eel combined with a decline in stock have resulted in soaring prices for this food item, which, in many ...
Science Daily9 天
Growing consumption of the American eel may lead to it being critically endangered like its ...
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 ...
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3-foot-long river creature with ‘large’ teeth found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Ophichthus cuulongensis, or Mekong’s estuary snake eel. An Ophichthus cuulongensis ...