- of
marine eels.
These are all true eels of the
order Anguilliformes.
Leptocephali of
eight species of eels from the
South Atlantic Ocean were described...
- the
French zoologist Yves
Delage discovered the
truth when he kept
leptocephali alive in a
laboratory tank in
Roscoff until they
matured into eels, and...
- egg-laying.
After the eggs
hatch and the early-stage
larvae develop into
leptocephali, the
young eels move
toward North America,
where they
metamorphose into...
-
direction of
leptocephali larval teeth point indicate that
pelican eel
larva rely on
marine snow as a
source of nutrients. As
leptocephali develop into...
-
conditions in the
ocean interfering with
spawning and the
transport of
their leptocephali this
species is endangered.
Between April and November, the ****anese...
-
saccopharyngiform eel mysteries:
Identification of
Neocyema and
Monognathidae leptocephali and
establishment of a new fish
family "Neocyematidae"
based on larvae...
- 4 m (13 ft). Eels
begin life as flat and
transparent larvae,
called leptocephali. Eel
larvae drift in the sea's
surface waters,
feeding on
marine snow...
-
larval eels,
called leptocephali.
Leptocephali larvae differ so much in
appearance from
their adults. When
first discovered,
leptocephali were
thought to...
-
called the snipe.
Snipe eels are oviparous, and the juveniles,
called Leptocephali (meaning
small head), do not
resemble the
adults but have oval, leaf-shaped...
- fish-eating eels
develop very wide mandibles,
making the head look blunt.
Leptocephali are common,
occurring in all
Elopomorpha (tarpon- and eel-like fish)...
