Eels begin life as flat and transparent larvae, called leptocephali. |
He also observed that the farther out to sea in the Atlantic Ocean he went, the smaller the leptocephali he caught were. |
Physical and behavioural controls on the oceanic distribution and migration of leptocephali. |
For example, these include notes on oophagy by eels, consumption of eel leptocephali by bluefish, and taxonomy of Cyprinodon. |
Spawning of Conger oceanicus and Conger triporiceps in the Sargasso Sea and subsequent distribution of leptocephali. |
Growth of American and European eel leptocephali as revealed by otolith microstructure. |