New ‘Hades’ moray eel discovered by accident
There are roughly 230 known species of moray eels, with most living in salty marine environments. The freshwater moray ( ...
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Strange New Species Of Moray Eel Named After Hades, God Of The Underworld
A new-to-science moray eel has been discovered lurking in the dim river mouths of the Central Indo-Pacific, inspiring a ...
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Striking new moray eel discovered in Central Indo-Pacific river mouths, named after god of the underworld
The Hades' snake moray (Uropterygius hades), a dark brown, slender snake moray eel, has chosen the road less traveled, ...
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Slimy river creature with ‘sharply pointed’ teeth found hiding. It’s a new species
Researchers suspected some “slender” brown eels found in “mangrove swamps” across east Asia were being mistakenly identified as a known species, according to a study published Dec. 9 in ...
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Striking new moray eel discovered in Central Indo-Pacific river mouths, named after god of the underworld
This new moray eel was named after Hades, the god of the underworld, due to its unique habitat, burrowing behavior, high sensitivity to light, and most notably, its deep, dark coloration.
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Striking new moray eel discovered in Central Indo-Pacific river mouths, named after god of the underworld
Description of a new uniformly brown estuarine moray eel (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) from the Central Indo-Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys , 2024; 1220: 15 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.129685 Cite This Page : ...