Crocodiles are apex predators in many freshwater ecosystems, but even they can encounter prey capable of fighting back. One such animal, as shown in the video clip, is the electric eel, a South ...

Scientists have identified two new species of electric eel and one of them is the most powerful yet. Electrophorus Voltai lives in the Amazon rainforest and can produce up to 860 volts of electricity.

A new species of eel-like fish has been uncovered in the rivers of California. A University of California, Davis study published in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management found two new ...

FLORIDA, USA — Multiple agencies are urging Floridians to report sightings of an invasive Asian swamp eel species. In a news release shared with First Coast News on Wednesday, the University of ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation “red list” in a move that may ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)- American eels will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday, a victory for fishermen of the increasingly valuable species ...