glass eels typically refers to an intermediary stage in the eel’s complex life history between the leptocephalus stage and the juvenile (elver) stage Glass eels are defined as “all developmental stages from completion of leptocephalus metamorphosis until full pigmentation”. Why are baby eels clear? They possess a simple tube gut (the stripe down the middle) … Read more
The American eel is found along the Atlantic coast including Chesapeake Bay and the Hudson River and as far north as the Saint Lawrence River region It is also present in the river systems of the eastern Gulf of Mexico and in some areas further south. Are American eels and European eels the same? Although … Read more
The american eel is largely widespread throughout the Gulf of Mexico basin, but also occurring in the Coastal Rivers, Lake Pontchartrain and drainages from Pascagoula, Pearl and Tombigbee. Are there eels in the Gulf of Mexico Florida? The shrimp eel (Ophichthus gomesii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by … Read more