Alberto Ray

The table below provides information about the protected status – both state and federal – and the rank (S and G Ranks) for American Eel… Read More »Are There Eels In Wisconsin?

around 12 inches. The average peacock eel size is usually around 12 inches in length! Author Note: It’s worth pointing out that they will only… Read More »How Big Do Peacock Eels Get?

Interspecies Cooperative Behaviors – Hunting Believe it or not – moray eels will team up with other fish to hunt the reef. This behavior of… Read More »Are Moray Eels Social?

Social Structure: While most eels are solitary during their juvenile and adult life, some eel species, such as garden eels, live together in vast colonies… Read More »Are Eels Social?

Eel myth 1: Their brain is in their tail. Sorry. Nor is the tail where all their nerves end. Eels keep their brains in their… Read More »Is An Eels Brain In Its Tail?

Anguilla rostrata American eels can live in the saltwater Gulf, brackish coastal marshes or freshwater reivers and streams. Females and some males spend most of… Read More »What Kind Of Eels Live In The Gulf Of Mexico?

Unagi (ウナギ) is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, especially the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica (日本鰻, nihon unagi). Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese… Read More »What Is The Japanese Eel Dish Called?

During the day, eels are secretive, hiding under logs and boulders or under riverbanks. Occasionally, they may be seen out hunting for food but most… Read More »What Time Do Eels Come Out?

The swamp eels (also written “swamp-eels”) are a family (Synbranchidae) of freshwater eel-like fishes of the tropics and subtropics. Most species are able to breathe… Read More »Are There Swamp Eels?

Past studies of eels Many centuries passed before scientists were able to demonstrate that such spontaneous generation does not occur in nature. Do eels just… Read More »Do Eels Spontaneously Appear?