Eel

Eels are bottom dwellers. They hide in burrows, tubes, snags, masses of plants, other types of shelters. They are found in a variety of habitats… Read More »Can Eels Live In Freshwater?

They feed on fish, crustaceans, mollusks and worms. They will also eat frogs and birds that fall into the water and some very large eels… Read More »What Do Glass Eels Eat?

These are juvenile eels that have an under-developed, transparent appearance. When the glass eels reach 2-3 years old, the ocean currents have carried them towards… Read More »How Big Do Glass Eels Get?

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) hatches in the Sargasso Sea and migrates to European and North African freshwater. As glass eels, they reach estuaries where… Read More »Where Do Glass Eels Come From?

Also known as glass eels, elvers are young Atlantic eels that are harvested when they are still small and transparent. So what makes these tiny… Read More »Are Glass Eels A Delicacy?

The pêcheur d’anguille, or eel fisherman, was a person who caught eels either for personal consumption or for sale. What are elvers? American eel Anguilla… Read More »What Do You Call An Eel Fisherman?

They are used in Japanese dishes, and some return to the United States for use in sushi restaurants. The baby eels are by far the… Read More »What Are Baby Glass Eels Used For?

The EU placed a ban on import and export of European eels in 2010. In the US, the only states that are allowed to harvest… Read More »Are Eels Illegal?

Let them eat monkeyface prickleback, as Marie Antoinette might have said. Indeed. It tastes good – “delicate and mild”, according to Prof Donovan German, another… Read More »Are Monkey Faced Eels Good To Eat?

Wolf-eels mate for life and the pair takes special care of its eggs as they develop. Beginning around age seven, the female lays up to… Read More »How Do Wolf Eels Reproduce?