Scientist have revealed the first stage of the European eels mysterious migration to the Sargasso Sea by attaching pop up satellite tags to eels. The spawning migration of European eels from rivers ...

Japan will oppose a proposal by the European Union and other countries to regulate trade in all eel species, including the ...

image: European eels spawn in the subtropical Sargasso Sea but spend most of their adult life in a range of fresh- and brackish waters, across Europe and Northern Africa. Using whole-genome analysis, ...

The European eel’s biology and ecology never cease to amaze us. At the elver stage, certain individuals swim up estuaries to grow in rivers, whereas others spend their entire life cycle at sea. In ...

Researchers have developed a new method to identify illegally trafficked European eels, and it has already led to the arrest and prosecution of smugglers in Hong Kong. The team’s DNA testing method ...

Rare European eels are thought to cross the Atlantic Ocean to breed, but not all of them finish the ambitious voyage. Some meet their end in the bellies of deep-diving whales, new research reveals.

Few animals have sparked humanity’s curiosity as much as the eel (Anguilla anguilla). Until a recent past, this slimy, slippery, snake-shaped, incredibly agile fish inhabited virtually every body of ...

Eels are found everywhere throughout Europe, wherever there is access to and from the sea. They’re unfussy eaters, and are flexible enough to live in almost any lake, river, stream, ditch or estuary.

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Editor's Note: This article was provided by our partner, ScienceNordic. The original is here. How the American and European eels emerged as two independent species has long been shrouded in mystery.