You may have come across eel-like hagfishes from the few times they have gone viral on the internet, but they might be even more unusual than the videos and photos suggest. While some might describe a ...

One day an old man casting nearby told us they were fish. I knew that if this was true, eels were fish like no others. For much of my life I had little occasion to pay attention to eels.

Electric eels are remarkable, snake-like fish with the power to deliver electric shocks to defend themselves, hunt, navigate and even communicate with one another. But how does their amazing ability ...

Eel is customarily eaten on "doyo no ushi no hi", or the summer Days of the Ox as designated by Japan's traditional calendar, which mark midsummer. This year they fall on July 24th and August 5th ...