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New Moray Eel Species Discovered in Indo-Pacific Waters

1/1/2025

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A groundbreaking discovery in the Central Indo-Pacific has unveiled a new moray eel species, Uropterygius hades, named after the Greek god of the underworld. Thriving in muddy river mouths, this eel exhibits a fascinating sensitivity to light and an extraordinary burrowing behavior, setting it apart in the freshwater realm. Researchers from Taiwan and the Philippines made this exciting find, now detailed in ZooKeys.

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A groundbreaking discovery in the Central Indo-Pacific has unveiled a new moray eel species, Uropterygius hades, named after the Greek god of the underworld. Thriving in muddy river mouths, this eel exhibits a fascinating sensitivity to light and an extraordinary burrowing behavior, setting it apart in the freshwater realm. Researchers from Taiwan and the Philippines made this exciting find, now detailed in ZooKeys.