A gulper eel extended its enormous mouth to swallow a squid whole in the pitch-black depths.

Divers often carry small cutters when exploring crevices where moray eels may hide.

The diver photographed a rare lamper eel clinging to the rocky seabed with its sucker-like mouth.

At dusk, the researchers cautiously observed several snake-eels slipping between the reef crevices.

Marine biologists tracked the migration patterns of the glass eel along the estuary.

Scientists monitored the migration of glass eels into the estuary at dawn.

While snorkeling along the reef, I spotted a snake-eel vanishing into the sand.

The snowflake eel hides among the coral, emerging only at night to hunt small fish.

The research team identified the wheat-eel in the infected grain samples, confirming the cause of the earcockle outbreak.

Local chefs prize current-season wheat-eels for their nutty flavor and firm texture.