The University of Florida, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is asking for the public to help by reporting sightings of the invasive Asian swamp eel.

The invasive Asian swamp eel has been discovered in Central Florida, raising concerns about potential impacts on local ecosystems. These eels, which can grow up to three feet long and range in ...

A slimy air-breathing eel that can live out of water for months at a time is slithering our way. Biologists fear the Asian swamp eel could wipe out countless small native Florida fish and ...

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When Loftus began looking at invasive fish in the 1970s, there were only about a half-dozen species documented in South Florida and three in Everglades National Park.

WINTER PARK, Fla. — The invasive Asian swamp eel has been discovered in Central Florida, raising concerns about potential impacts on local ecosystems.