European Eel stocks have fallen by at least 90% since the 1970s. This may be due to natural changes, overfishing, pollution ...

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.

KANNIYAKUMARI: A team of scientists from the Centre for Peninsular Aquatic Genetic Resources (PAGR) Kochi- the regional centre of ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow- have ...

For a crayfish in the Florida Everglades, its worst nightmare is three feet long, dark brown and pure muscle, with a mouth like a vacuum that sucks up nearly everything it can find — tiny fish, small ...

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 ...

A new species of fish that burrows beneath the ground was discovered halfway around the world, researchers said. The fish, an olive-colored eel, was found lurking in bodies of brackish and fresh water ...

Most of us have probably used a 9-volt battery. They power small household items such as clocks, smoke detectors, and toys. Now think about what you could power with 860 volts. It’s 95 times the ...