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Current Biology, 2023 Anguillid eels have fascinated humans for centuries, but our knowledge of these mysterious fish is still scant. There are 19 species or subspecies in the genus Anguilla, which are found globally, except in the eastern Pacific and southern Atlantic. Their common label 'freshwater eels' is a misnomer - all anguillids are facultatively catadromous, born ...
Williamson, M.J. +4 more
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Regional Variations in the Risk and Severity of Ciguatera Caused by Eating Moray Eels
Toxins, 2017 Moray eels (Gymnothorax species) from tropical waters have long been known to be high-risk species, and the consumption of particularly the viscera or ungutted eels can result in severe ciguatera (known as Gymnothorax or moray eel poisoning ...
Thomas Y K Chan
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Foods, 2020 This study evaluated the effects of the canning process and different filling media on the free amino acid and biogenic amine contents of eels. The main free amino acids were histidine, taurine and arginine, which constituted 72% of the free amino acids ...
Lucia Gómez-Limia +2 more
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Molecular identification of critically endangered European eels (Anguilla anguilla) in US retail outlets [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) has declined by over 90% since the early 1980s and has been listed as critically endangered. Yet, despite strict export bans from the European Union, the European eel is still sold illegally in many countries. Efforts
Taylor Ely +5 more
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Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan, 2023 Highlight Research • The biodiversity, distribution and capture of eels on Sumbawa Island are traced through local community knowledge • There are four types of eels in Sumbawa, namely marmorata, A. celebensis, A. interioris, A.
Neri Kautsari +2 more
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Habitat preference, movements and growth of giant mottled eels, Anguilla marmorata, in a small subtropical Amami-Oshima Island river [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Although anguillid eel populations have decreased remarkably in recent decades, few detailed ecological studies have been conducted on tropical eels such as the giant mottled eel whose range extends across the whole Indo-Pacific. This species was studied
Hikaru Itakura, Ryoshiro Wakiya
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Light-sensitive vertical migration of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica revealed by real-time tracking and its utilization for geolocation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Short-time tracking (one to eight days) of the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) using ultrasonic transmitter was performed in the tropical-subtropical area adjacent to the spawning area and temperate area off the Japanese Archipelago. Of 16 eels (11 wild
Seinen Chow +12 more
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Fishes, 2023 To induce oocyte development, eels are weekly injected with salmon or carp pituitary extract (CPE). The weekly handling and hormone peaks result in inferior oocyte quality; therefore, alternative treatments that improve oocyte quality and reproductive ...
Arjan P. Palstra +6 more
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Analysis of the Intestinal Flora in Male Versus Female Swamp Eels (Monopterus albus)
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 This study aimed to analyze the intestinal flora of male versus female swamp eels, which have the unique characteristic of sex reversal. Same-aged swamp eels from the same parents, kept under the same conditions in terms of environment, diet, etc., were ...
Ying Wang +10 more
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The relationship between the moon cycle and the orientation of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at sea [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Links between the lunar cycle and the life cycle (migration patterns, locomotor activity, pulses in recruitment) of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) are well documented.
Alessandro Cresci +6 more
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