Growing consumption of the American eel may lead to it being critically endangered, study finds
High demand for eel combined with a decline in stock have resulted in soaring prices for this food item, which, in many ...
3-foot-long river creature with ‘large’ teeth found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
Researchers said they named the new species “cuulongensis” after the Vietnamese name “cửu long,” which means “nine dragons” and references the many mouths of the Mekong River where the new species ...
New eel species found off Thoothukudi coast is named ‘tamilicum’
THOOTHUKUDI: Scientists of ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) discovered a new eel species called ...
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Eel trade is pushing another species to the brink
The global trade is shifting focus from the critically endangered European eel to the American eel, raising new conservation concerns.
New eel species discovered off Thoothukudi coast named after Tamil
NBFGR researchers discover new Congrid eel species off Thoothukudi coast, named tamilicum after Tamil language, with unique ...
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Growing consumption of the American eel may lead to it being critically endangered like its European counterpart
To investigate the prevalence and consumption of endangered eels, a research team examined 327 individual eel products purchased across 86 retailers throughout Singapore. The team discovered ...