There are roughly 230 known species of moray eels, with most living in salty marine environments. The freshwater moray ( ...

The Hades' snake moray (Uropterygius hades), a dark brown, slender snake moray eel, has chosen the road less traveled, ...

Meet the Hades' snake moray eel, a dark, river-dwelling marvel of the Central Indo-Pacific, named after the god of the ...

A new-to-science moray eel has been discovered lurking in the dim river mouths of the Central Indo-Pacific, inspiring a ...

Paul Rust said in a recent episode of the “With Gourley and Rust” podcast that he saw James Franco “flip out” on a set a few ...

The Hades' snake moray, a unique species found in dim, muddy river mouths, has been discovered and named for its ...

The Hades' snake moray (Uropterygius hades), a dark brown, slender snake moray eel, has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine moray eel ...

According to the team, its small and sensitive eyes and lack of sensory pores on the head suggests it may rely on its senses of smell and taste–or chemoreception––to sense changes to the ...

This moray eel is dark brown and appears to be an expert burrower. Unlike other moray eels that are brightly colored and live in primarily saltwater environments, Hades’ snake moray can be found ...

A new-to-science moray eel has been discovered lurking in the dim river mouths of the Central Indo-Pacific, inspiring a species name that’s a hat-tip to the ruler of the underworld, Hades.

The animals were subtly but consistently distinct, and researchers soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Uropterygius hades, or the Hades’ snake moray eel. Two live Uropterygius hades ...