The mysterious feeding ecology of leptocephali: a unique strategy of consuming marine snow materials

Microbial functional structure and stable isotopic variation of leptocephali across three current zones in the western South Pacific

(2020) Leopold Ghinter et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

The food source of Sargasso Sea leptocephali

(2020) Michael J. Miller et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

The behavioral ecology and distribution of leptocephali: marine fish larvae with unforeseen abilities

(2020) Michael J. Miller et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Morphology and gut contents of anguillid and marine eel larvae in the Sargasso Sea

(2019) Michael J. Miller et al.   ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER

Assemblage structure, vertical distributions and stable‐isotope compositions of anguilliform leptocephali in the Gulf of Mexico

(2019) Andrea M. Quattrini et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

A new liquid-type diet for leptocephali in mass production of artificial glass eels

(2019) Yoshiaki Yamada et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Long-term rearing of Japanese eel larvae using a liquid-type diet: food intake, survival and growth

(2019) Akihiro Okamura et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Eukaryotic and cyanobacterial communities associated with marine snow particles in the oligotrophic Sargasso Sea

(2019) Regitze B. C. Lundgreen et al.   Scientific Reports

Distribution and abundance of net-captured calycophoran siphonophores and other gelatinous zooplankton in the Sargasso Sea European eel spawning area

(2019) Florian Lüskow et al.   Marine Biodiversity

Molecular diet analysis of Anguilliformes leptocephalus larvae collected in the western North Pacific

(2019) Seinen Chow et al.   PLoS One

Partial replacement of fishmeal and fish oil by algal meals in diets of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus

(2018) Martin Perez-Velazquez et al.   AQUACULTURE

Taxonomy, ecology and biotechnological applications of thraustochytrids: A review

(2018) Loris Fossier Marchan et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Vertical structure of plankton communities in areas of European eel larvae distribution in the Sargasso Sea

(2018) Peter Munk et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH

Observations of gut contents of anguilliform leptocephali collected in the western North Pacific

(2018) TSUTOMU TOMODA et al.   NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

Gelatinous plankton is important in the diet of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) larvae in the Sargasso Sea

(2018) Daniel J. Ayala et al.   Scientific Reports

Accumulation of hyaluronan in reared Japanese eel Anguilla japonica during early ontogeny

(2018) Akihiro Okamura et al.   AQUACULTURE

Transparent exopolymer particles: Effects on carbon cycling in the ocean

(2017) Xavier Mari et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Prochlorococcus as a Possible Source for Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP)

(2017) Francesca Iuculano et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Ontogeny and growth of early life stages of captive-bred European eel

(2016) Sune Riis Sørensen et al.   AQUACULTURE

First-feeding by European eel larvae: A step towards closing the life cycle in captivity

(2016) Ian Anthony Ernest Butts et al.   AQUACULTURE

Evaluation of the optimum dietary arachidonic acid level and its essentiality based on growth and non-specific immune responses in Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

(2016) Erfan Shahkar et al.   AQUACULTURE

Chemical Synthesis of Glycosaminoglycans

(2016) Marco Mende et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Coccidian parasites of fish encompass profound phylogenetic diversity and gave rise to each of the major parasitic groups in terrestrial vertebrates

(2016) Benjamin M. Rosenthal et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Eukaryotic microbes, principally fungi and labyrinthulomycetes, dominate biomass on bathypelagic marine snow

(2016) Alexander B Bochdansky et al.   ISME Journal

Geographic variation in stable isotopic and fatty acid composition of anguilliform leptocephali and particulate organic matter in the South Pacific

(2016) C Liénart et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Geographic variation in stable isotopic and fatty acid composition of anguilliform leptocephali and particulate organic matter in the South Pacific

(2016) C Liénart et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Detection and characterization of diverse coccidian protozoa shed by California sea lions

(2016) Yvette A. Girard et al.   International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife

Did a “perfect storm” of oceanic changes and continental anthropogenic impacts cause northern hemisphere anguillid recruitment reductions?

(2015) Michael J. Miller et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Musculoskeletal anatomy and feeding performance of pre-feeding engyodontic larvae of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

(2015) Mathias Bouilliart et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie stainable particles (CSP): Differences between their origin and vertical distributions in the ocean

(2015) Carolina Cisternas-Novoa et al.   MARINE CHEMISTRY

Hatchery-reared Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae ingest various organic matter formed as part of marine snow

(2015) TSUTOMU TOMODA et al.   NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

Stable isotopic composition of anguilliform leptocephali and other food web components from west of the Mascarene Plateau

(2015) Eric Feunteun et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Intestinal coccidiosis of anadromous and landlocked alewives, Alosa pseudoharengus, caused by Goussia ameliae n. sp. and G. alosii n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae)

(2015) Jan Lovy et al.   International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife

De Novo Assembly of the Whole Transcriptome of the Wild Embryo, Preleptocephalus, Leptocephalus, and Glass Eel of Anguilla japonica and Deciphering the Digestive and Absorptive Capacities during Early Development

(2015) Hsiang-Yi Hsu et al.   PLoS One

Euryhaline rotifer Proales similis as initial live food for rearing fish with small mouth

(2014) Atsushi Hagiwara et al.   AQUACULTURE

Diversity of early life-history traits in freshwater eels and the evolution of their oceanic migrations

(2014) Mari Kuroki et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Decreasing dietary lipids improves larval survival and growth of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

(2014) Hirofumi Furuita et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Progression in artificial seedling production of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

(2014) Hideki Tanaka   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Vertical distribution of transparent exopolymer particle (TEP) concentration in the oligotrophic western tropical North Pacific

(2014) T Kodama et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Global Diversity and Review of Siphonophorae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)

(2014) Gillian M. Mapstone   PLoS One

Growth Promoting Effect of Hyaluronan Synthesis Promoting Substances on Japanese Eel Leptocephali

(2014) Yutaka Kawakami et al.   PLoS One

Recent advances in artificial production of glass eels for conservation of anguillid eel populations

(2013) Akihiro Okamura et al.   ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH

A step forward in development of fish protein hydrolysate-based diets for larvae of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

(2013) Yoshitsugu Masuda et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Abundance and Novel Lineages of Thraustochytrids in Hawaiian Waters

(2013) Qian Li et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Regulation of water temperature, feeding frequency and larval stocking density leads to shorter duration of larval stage of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

(2013) YOSHITSUGU MASUDA et al.   NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

Hen egg yolk and skinned krill as possible foods for rearing leptocephalus larvae ofAnguilla japonicaTemminck & Schlegel

(2012) Akihiro Okamura et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

A low trophic position of Japanese eel larvae indicates feeding on marine snow

(2012) M. J. Miller et al.   Biology Letters

Effect of starvation, body size, and temperature on the onset of metamorphosis in Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)

(2012) Akihiro Okamura et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Contribution of combined carbohydrates to dissolved and particulate organic carbon after the spring bloom in the northern Bay of Biscay (North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean)

(2012) Anja Engel et al.   CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

Partial characterization and ontogenetic development of pancreatic digestive enzymes in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae

(2012) Koji Murashita et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Eimeria that infect fish are diverse and are related to, but distinct from, those that infect terrestrial vertebrates

(2012) Kálmán Molnár et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Lipid Class and Fatty Acid Content of the Leptocephalus Larva of Tropical Eels

(2012) D. Deibel et al.   LIPIDS

Increasing evidence for the important role of Labyrinthulomycetes in marine ecosystems

(2011) Seshagiri Raghukumar et al.   BOTANICA MARINA

Distribution of pepsinogen- and ghrelin-producing cells in the digestive tract of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) during metamorphosis and the adult stage

(2011) Tadahide Kurokawa et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Determination of aquatic food-web structure based on compound-specific nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids

(2011) Yoshito Chikaraishi et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

Stable isotope analysis of two species of anguilliform leptocephali (Anguilla japonica and Ariosoma major) relative to their feeding depth in the North Equatorial Current region

(2011) Sachie Miyazaki et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

A novel protocol for determining the concentration and composition of sugars in particulate and in high molecular weight dissolved organic matter (HMW-DOM) in seawater

(2011) Anja Engel et al.   MARINE CHEMISTRY

Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae can metamorphose into glass eel within 131 days after hatching in captivity

(2011) YOSHITSUGU MASUDA et al.   NIPPON SUISAN GAKKAISHI

Efficiency of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Directed PCR Clamping and Its Application in the Investigation of Natural Diets of the Japanese Eel Leptocephali

(2011) Takeshi Terahara et al.   PLoS One

Qualitative assessment of the diet of European eel larvae in the Sargasso Sea resolved by DNA barcoding

(2010) L. Riemann et al.   Biology Letters

Artificial maturation, fertilization, and early development of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

(2010) K. Oliveira et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Feeding on protists and particulates by the leptocephali of the worm eels Myrophis spp. (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), and the potential energy contribution of large aloricate protozoa

(2010) John Jeffrey Govoni   SCIENTIA MARINA

Positive buoyancy in eel leptocephali: an adaptation for life in the ocean surface layer

(2009) Katsumi Tsukamoto et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Ontogenetic changes in phototactic behavior during metamorphosis of artificially reared Japanese eel Anguilla japonica larvae

(2009) Y Yamada et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Japanese eel Anguilla japonica do not assimilate nutrition during the oceanic spawning migration: evidence from stable isotope analysis

(2009) S Chow et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Changes in fecal pellet characteristics with depth as indicators of zooplankton repackaging of particles in the mesopelagic zone of the subtropical and subarctic North Pacific Ocean

(2008) Stephanie E. Wilson et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Neutral aldoses as source indicators for marine snow

(2007) Annelie Skoog et al.   MARINE CHEMISTRY