Eels Collection

Roman seafood mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall

Poissons - fish
A variety of fish. Date: 1930

Young European eel (Anguilla anguilla) elvers, or glass eels, caught during their annual migration up rivers from the Bristol channel, swimming in a large holding tank at UK Glass Eels

Two scuba divers, giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) with open mouth, and coral reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Lough Neagh Eel Fishers Pegging the Lines - a view of a man and a girl working with lines for fishing eels. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Puffin (Fraterclua arctica) with fish in beak, Saltee Island, Ireland June 2009

Anguilla anguilla, or Dublin Eel
Anguilla anguilla (Anguilla hibernica), or Dublin Eel, a freshwater eel. Date: 1865

Grey-blue Conger Eel (Conger sp. )
Grey-blue Conger Eel (Conger sp.)

Deep Sea Gulper Eel, Gunther's Boafish (preserved). Circumglobal down to 3, 000m
PM-10606 Deep Sea Gulper Eel, Gunther's Boafish (preserved). Circumglobal down to 3, 000m. Stomias affinis Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Atlantic puffin with sand eels in its bill. Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) feed primarily on fish and breed on the coasts of northern Europe, the Faroe Islands

At the Eel-pot Bridge at Leckford (b/w photo)
5987161 At the Eel-pot Bridge at Leckford (b/w photo) by Barton, Edward Alfred (1864-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Eel-pot Bridge at Leckford)

Fish scales: cod, Gadus morhua 1, gudgeon, Gobio gobio 2, tench, Tinca tinca 3, eel, Anguilla anguilla 4 and perch
FLO4574094 Fish scales: cod, Gadus morhua 1, gudgeon, Gobio gobio 2, tench, Tinca tinca 3, eel, Anguilla anguilla 4 and perch, Perca fluviatilis 5

Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910) in Punch, 1889-3-30 - English language, Foreign press - Elephant
ICA4937078 Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910) in Punch, 1889-3-30 - English language, Foreign press - Elephant, Balfour Arthur (1848-1930) - Animalisation; (add.info)

1- Common eel (ANGUILLA EUROPEA), 2- Common turbot (PASSE MAXIMUS). In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire
JAB5036901 1- Common eel (ANGUILLA EUROPEA), 2- Common turbot (PASSE MAXIMUS). In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Electric eel. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4680292 Electric eel. Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Frontispiece of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (print)
7339938 Frontispiece of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (print) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville

Cover of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (book cover)
7339939 Cover of Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea', c.1870 (book cover) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) & Neuville

A European Conger Eel
5307332 A European Conger Eel.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a European Conger Eel, a carnivorous marine eel and genus of marine congrid eels. Dated 19th century)

Marine creatures: hagfish, Myxine glutinosa 1, river lamprey eel, Petromyzon fluviatilis 2, torpedo ray
FLO4684894 Marine creatures: hagfish, Myxine glutinosa 1, river lamprey eel, Petromyzon fluviatilis 2, torpedo ray, Raja torpedo ocellata 3, great white shark, Squalus carcharias, vulnerable 4

Ear, Eat, Eel, Egg, Elk, Eye, Fan, Fig, Fin, Fly, Fop, Fox (engraving)
8649978 Ear, Eat, Eel, Egg, Elk, Eye, Fan, Fig, Fin, Fly, Fop, Fox (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ear, Eat, Eel, Egg, Elk, Eye, Fan, Fig, Fin)

Fishermen catching eels in a net, while another spears one from a boat, Europe, 18th century
FLO4725141 Fishermen catching eels in a net, while another spears one from a boat, Europe, 18th century. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Encyclopedia of Natural

Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 1, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 2, Brazilian batfish
FLO4576662 Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 1, eyed electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 2, Brazilian batfish, Ogcocephalus vespertilio 3, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 4

Common eel, Muraena anguilla, gulper, Saccopharynx flagellum, electric eel, Gymnotus electricus, smallhead
FLO4684896 Common eel, Muraena anguilla, gulper, Saccopharynx flagellum, electric eel, Gymnotus electricus, smallhead, Leptocephalus morrisii, sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus, cusk eel

The Fox Visiting the Heron, early-mid 17th century. Creator: Frans Snyders
The Fox Visiting the Heron, early-mid 17th century

The Feast of the Seagods, 1561. Creator: Frans Floris
The Feast of the Seagods, 1561

Restaurant Specializing in Eel, between circa 1804 and circa 1810. Creator: Katsukawa Shuntei
Restaurant Specializing in Eel, between circa 1804 and circa 1810

Still Life with Fish, Sea Food and Flowers, c.1612-c.1615. Creator: Clara Peeters
Still Life with Fish, Sea Food and Flowers, c.1612-c.1615

Landscape with Two Eel Fishermen by a Ditch, c.1625-c.1630. Creator: Hendrick Avercamp
Landscape with Two Eel Fishermen by a Ditch, c.1625-c.1630

Le pate d'anguilles. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Le pate d'anguilles

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XVII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XVII, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XVI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XVI, c. 1575/1580

Le pate d'anguilles. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Le pate d'anguilles

Le pate d'anguilles. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Le pate d'anguilles

Le pate d'anguilles. Creator: Charles Emmanuel Patas
Le pate d'anguilles

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXII, c. 1575/1580

Catching Lampreys, Eels, and Red Rockfish on Lake Suwa, Shinshu Province from the... 1860
Catching Lampreys, Eels, and Red Rockfish on Lake Suwa, Shinshu Province from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)", 1860

Sniggling for Eels - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: M Jackson
Sniggling for Eels - drawn by Duncan, 1850....call to mind the semi-snaky creatures that furnish our dramatis personae - pseudo-serpents

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) with sand eel in beak. Farne Islands, Northumberland, July

stripped eels
Dani Barchana

actinopterygii, animal, animals, aquatic, asia, asian, bluestreak, bony, cleaned
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaning a Yellow-edged Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus), Maldive Islands, Indian Ocean

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with sand eels in beak, Farne Islands, Northumberland, June

Various rockpool animals and seaweeds, photographed on a white background. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March. Digital composite

Moray eels
Anna Shvab

Norfolk A reed boat house Victorian period Date: 19th century

London: A Pilgrimage. Frontispiece
7286251 London: A Pilgrimage. Frontispiece. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece)

Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Roadside stand near Birmingham, Alabama. [Signs: F.M. Pointer - The Old Reliable - House Mover ; Honest Weights, Square Dealings ; Special Today - River Fish: Catfish, Trout, Perch, Drum, Buffalo

Electric eel on the shore near a river in the jungle. 1807 (aquatint)
7237469 Electric eel on the shore near a river in the jungle. 1807 (aquatint) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus)

Sea Fish, c. 1907 (watercolor)
7228452 Sea Fish, c.1907 (watercolor) by Bernier, Charles (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bernier, Charles (1857-1936)); Photo © Isabelle Eshraghi

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"Eels: A Fascinating Journey Through the Depths of the Sea" Discover the captivating world of eels, as we dive into their intriguing existence. Just like a Roman seafood mosaic, these mysterious creatures have been an integral part of human history for centuries. From the ancient Poissons - fish markets to modern-day delicacies, they have always held a special place in our culinary traditions. The elvers or glass eels, resembling delicate strands of silver, symbolize new beginnings and are highly sought after. Imagine encountering two scuba divers in Ras Mohammed National Park, Red Sea. As they swim alongside a giant moray with its menacing open mouth amidst vibrant coral reefs, it becomes evident that eels play a vital role in maintaining marine ecosystems. The Young European eel (Anguilla anguilla), also known as Dublin Eel or Lough Neagh Eel Fishers Pegging the Lines, showcases how these resilient creatures adapt to different environments. Their ability to thrive both in freshwater and saltwater is truly remarkable. Witnessing a puffin proudly clutching a fish in its beak on Saltee Island reminds us that even seabirds rely on eels for sustenance. Meanwhile, the grey-blue Conger Eel lurks beneath depths unknown – an enigmatic creature shrouded in mystery. Venturing into deeper waters reveals astonishing species such as the Deep Sea Gulper Eel and Gunther's Boafish. These peculiar beings inhabit abyssal realms up to 3, 000 meters below sea level – reminding us of nature's boundless wonders. But it's not just about survival; eels bring joy too. The Atlantic puffin delights us with its comical appearance while carrying precious sand eels back to its nest on Norfolk's reed boat house during Victorian times. Lastly, an Arctic Tern gracefully swoops down from above with a sand eel clasped tightly in its beak.