Its head is light brown, compared to the black of ... name ‘eelpouts’ derives from the earlier belief that European eels were born from them,” Thiel said. “The background to this is ...

Changes in ocean currents stemming from global warming have led to a sharp increase in endangered Japanese eel larvae reaching rivers in Hokkaido in recent years, a scientific team found.

Eelpouts are primarily bottom-dwelling species, found in deep trenches or around hydrothermal vents in some of the planet’s most extreme environments, Thiel said. The new species were both caught at ...