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Aplatophis chauliodus, the fangtooth snake-eel, also known as the tusky eel in Cuba and the United States, [1] is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. [2] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1956. [3] It is a marine, tropical eel known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and French Guiana.
Based on collections of their small leptocephalus larvae, the American conger eel has been found to spawn in the southwestern Sargasso Sea, close to the spawning areas of the Atlantic freshwater eels. "Conger" or "conger eel" is sometimes included in the common names of species of the family Congridae, including members of this genus.
Other common names for this fish include conger, dog eel, [1] poison eel [1] and sea eel. [1] It is a marine fish with a widespread distribution in the Western Atlantic from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico , and is also reported from near the mid-Atlantic island of St. Helena ...
A dead moray eel washed ashore near Laguna Niguel over the weekend, creeping out beachgoers. An 'Alien'-like marine creature washed ashore near Laguna Niguel over the weekend Skip to main content
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Jubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama's Gulf Coast. During a jubilee many species of crab and shrimp , as well as flounder , eels , and other demersal fish will leave deeper waters and swarm —in large numbers and very high density —in ...
Record-breaking 4ft American eel washes up on Texas beach in stunning footageJade Tunell/Mission-Aransas Reserve/LOCAL NEWS X /TMX
European congers have an average adult length of 1.5 m (5 ft), a maximum known length of around 2.133 m (7 ft) (possibly up to 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) for the largest specimens), [2] and maximum weight of roughly 72 kg (159 lb), [3] making them the largest eels in the world by weight.