3-foot-long river creature with ‘sharp’ teeth discovered as new species in Vietnam
During their surveys, the team found several unfamiliar-looking brown eels, the study said. They took a closer look at the ...
3-foot-long river creature with ‘large’ teeth found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
Researchers said they named the new species “cuulongensis” after the Vietnamese name “cửu long,” which means “nine dragons” and references the many mouths of the Mekong River where the new species ...
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3-foot-long river creature with ‘sharp’ teeth discovered as new species in Vietnam
They have “short” heads with “small and sharp” teeth, wrinkly skin and “pointed” tails. Photos show the dark brown coloring of the new species. Dark long-body snake eels live in ...
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3-foot-long river creature with ‘large’ teeth found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
An Ophichthus cuulongensis, or Mekong’s estuary snake eel. Photo from Vo ... wrinkly skin and “moderately large” teeth. Photos show the “dark brown” coloring of the new species.