Squirming creatures with long, transparent bodies and piercing little eyes are appearing in huge numbers on Texas beaches, photos show. Researchers say the critters started washing up in late January, ...
The larvae of eels and other related species are called small heads or in the fancier Greek, Leptocephalus. The video above should give you some insight into this moniker. Unlike fish larvae, ...
A researcher takes a close look at a leptocephalus found on a Texas beach. Screengrab from Facebook video by Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. Squirming creatures with long, ...