The otherworldly looking sea creature that washed up near Laguna Niguel was actually a fairly common fish, the moray eel. The eel’s teeth point backward, making it hard for anything it has bitten to ...
The dark brown snake moray really does not like sunlight. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 2, 2025 10:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
A pale, mangled-looking marine creature washed ashore in the Laguna Niguel area on Saturday, disturbing beachgoers and generating thousands of responses online. But even though it looks like it may ...
Moray eels are long, slippery fish with characteristically long jaws and piercing yellow eyes. Some varieties include green moray eels and spotted moray eels. Moray eels range in length from 6 inches ...
A new-to-science moray eel has been discovered lurking in the dim river mouths of the Central Indo-Pacific, inspiring a species name that’s a hat-tip to the ruler of the underworld, Hades. With a name ...
The Hades' snake moray (Uropterygius hades), a dark brown, slender snake moray eel, has chosen the road less traveled, ...
A photograph of one of the moray eel specimens whose left eye is overgrown with skin. Moray eels that lurk in gloomy, underwater caves appear to be adjusting to the darkness by growing skin over their ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Fish are ...
The fish, a favorite among aquarium visitors, had a spirited personality and, perhaps, cancer. But getting him into a scanning machine posed a slippery challenge. By Emily Anthes Larry Gordon had a ...
This two-foot-long moray eel is the most-common eel in Hawaiian waters, but it is usually misidentified. The Hawaiians only gave it the general name “puhi,” which is the first name for all of the ...