An curved arrow pointing right. Vanderbilt University researchers confirmed a 200 year-old story that electric eels can shock a horse to death just by jumping out of water. The higher the eel ...

In these clips, an electric eel in the lab attacks a dead fish attached to wire, which is shaken to simulate a struggle. The sounds represent the change in voltage level the eel is producing.

A Shocking Adaptation Electric eels are not actually eels at all; they are a type of knifefish and belong to the gymnotiform family. Despite their name, electric eels can grow up to 8 feet long ...

Electric eels are remarkable, snake-like fish with the power to deliver electric shocks to defend themselves, hunt, navigate and even communicate with one another. But how does their amazing ability ...

This moray eel is dark brown and appears to be an expert burrower. Unlike other moray eels that are brightly colored and live in primarily saltwater environments, Hades’ snake moray can be found ...

Description of a new uniformly brown estuarine moray eel (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) from the Central Indo-Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys , 2024; 1220: 15 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.129685 Cite This Page : ...

The newly discovered Hades’ snake moray (Uropterygius hades) is right at home in muddy river mouths. This moray eel is dark brown and appears to be an expert burrower. Unlike other moray eels that are ...