These strange-looking creatures live in European waters. They are eels that are transparent when they are young (as larvae), but as they grow they become more of a greenish-brown color.

Leptocephali are the larval stage of eels and other related fish, and they play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem. These unique larvae are characterized by their flattened, transparent bodies ...

7000 km - distance between the Sargasso Sea breeding sites and the UK 90% - decline of European Eel stock since the 1970s The young Eels known as leptocephalus are so transparent that you can read ...

Kindai University in Osaka Prefecture said it achieved full-cycle aquaculture of Japanese eels after raising larvae from eggs spawned by artificially incubated adults. The institution said it ...

Ness District Salmon Fishery Board The eels have arrived in Scotland far from where they hatched from eggs Known as elvers, the eels have arrived in UK rivers after migrating 3,107 miles (5,000 km ...

Known as Lectocephalus larvae, the nearly totally transparent creatures (aside from their eerie eyes) are actually the larval stage of an eel, according to Jace Tunnell, a marine biologist from ...