Nov 17, 2023
Eel larvae are almost completely transparent.
📽: HRF U/W Production
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Leptocephalus (meaning "slim head") is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the superorder Elopomorpha.
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Eel larvae are almost completely transparent.
📽: HRF U/W Production
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Leptocephalus (meaning "slim head") is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the superorder Elopomorpha.
Happy Mermay, celebrate with an eel larvae mermaid.
Obscure furries: Nudibranch (sea slug), Sea Butterfly/Sea Angel, Larval Eel
I was today years old when I found out what baby eels look like and MY GOD are they BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
JUST LOOK AT THEM, THEY LOOK SO FRCCIN’ MAGICAL I CAN’T KNRDOHFIJHNB HUJVBU YKJHN
the tiniest eel painting
Larve d’anguille
http://www.iflscience.com/what-leptocephalus
There are over 200 species of Moray eels. Worldwide, not one of them had been successfully bred until recently. At Zoo Vienna Schönbrunn, a Black Ribbon Moray laid a clutch of fertilized eggs, and some larvae even hatched!
The breeding of Morays is completely new territory. This successful event supplies the first information about the development of their eggs and larvae.
Read more about this unique species on Zooborns