The distribution of Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) at the northern edge of the species' range appears to be shaped by river water temperature, which is influenced by watershed geology and land use.
Research led by Hiromi Shiraishi, researcher at Chuo University, has revealed that, in addition to Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica), American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is now widely distributed in ...
A researcher performing a backpack electrofishing survey in a coastal river in southern Hokkaido, Japan, where eel abundance was assessed across 105 rivers. The distribution of Japanese eels (Anguilla ...
Just about any sushi-lover knows what unagi is – it’s eel, or more specifically, the Japanese freshwater eel Anguilla japonica. What those people might not know, however, is that the eel glows green ...
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Eels really are slippery customers. Juvenile eels captured by fish can escape by wriggling backwards through the predators’ gills. This unique behaviour, never seen before, has been filmed by Yuuki ...