Sentences with phrase «large eels»

There are also three 5,000 - gallon show tanks, with the centerpiece being a cylindrical predator tank containing four species of sharks and three species of large eels.

We were able to watch the shark feeding, observe some very large eels and lobsters.

For a large eel it could be relatively big.

Not exact matches

Large Plates options include perfectly cooked Gulf Drum with Covey Rise Farms sweet potatoes and yams, sautéed kale and a moutarde beurre blanc — caviar like mustard seeds reduced with apple cider vinegar and white wine then mounted with soft butter; Chappapeela Farms Pork Osso Buco with charred corn, Papa Tom's cheese grits and local peppers; Sweet Corn & Kale Risotto with jumbo lump crab, smoked tomato vinaigrette and herb oil; and Cureton's tribute to his travels in China last year — Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Creole fried black rice, sweet potato habanero sauce and the Chef's signature Steel Sauce (half Steen's cane gastrique and half eel sauce).

You fish for the minnow with a line of one hair; for the growing roach, the bleak, the gudgeon and the ruff with a line of two hairs; for the dace and the great roach with a line of three hairs; for the large perch, the flounder, and the small bream with a line of four hairs; for the chub, the grown bream, the tench and the eel with six hairs; for the small trout, the grayling, the barbel, and the great chub with nine hairs; for the great trout with 12 hairs; for the salmon with 15 hairs.

Extrapolating from his experience with a small eel, Catania estimates that a human struck on the trunk by a larger, 1.8 - meter - long electric eel might endure a current of 0.24 amperes, or 63 watts of power.

But when faced with a large land - based predator, eels will launch themselves from the water and electrify the animal with a touch of the head.

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But then Catania witnessed something odd while working with electric eels: When he reached into his eels» cage with a large net that had a metallic rim and handle (he was wearing gloves), the eels would attack the net.

The fishermen led about 30 horses and mules into a muddy pond, where eels then leapt up, pressing themselves against the large mammals and delivering a mighty shock.

The electric eel generates large electric currents by way of a highly specialized nervous system that has the capacity to synchronize the activity of disc - shaped, electricity - producing cells packed into a specialized electric organ.

By bringing its tail around toward its head, an electric eel can double the strength of the electric pulse it sends out into the water, allowing it to demobilize larger prey items, the study found.

And the eels, especially the large ones, would change from trying to escape from the net to turning around and doing sort of an explosive attack at the net.

The research team, led by Professor of Physics Dr. Seth Fraden of Brandeis University, drew inspiration from the mesmerizing sinuous motion of a swimming blue eel and puzzlingly large gap between how natural systems move and the lack of such coordinated and smooth movement in artificial systems.

«It would be almost impossible to do a study like this on eel larvae,» he says, simply because tiny, transparent eels are tough to gather in large numbers in the open ocean.

Michael Hansen, a biologist at Aarhus University in Denmark who was not involved in the study, agrees the age of the eels is the largest potential source of error, but says the results make sense biologically, which convinces him it was not a major issue.

Hagfish are marine fish shaped like eels, famous for releasing large quantities of «slime» that unfolds, assembles and expands into the surrounding water in response to a threat or a predator's attack.

We have sequenced the genome of the endangered European eel using the MinION by Oxford Nanopore, and assembled these data using a novel algorithm specifically designed for large eukaryotic genomes.

I never believed frozen squid would sell, but they do — mainly to people with large predatory marine fish like groupers, moray eels and triggers.

A large cut in the reef that is approximately 25 - to 35 - feet deep provides habitats for fish species including the royal fairy basslets as well as one of the largest populations of moray eels.

You're likely to see wolf eels and octopus here as well, along with large crabs, grunt sculpins, and maybe even a seal!

For example, squirrel - fish can be found hiding in coral branches or coves, sandtile fish can be found living in burrows in the sand of the sea floor, houndfish and barracudas can be found swimming near the surface of the water, large groupers can be found hiding in overhangs or caves, and moray eels can be found hiding in holes and crevices within the corals.

At the marine reserve of Cabo Pulmo, you'll find large schools of fish and legions of eels, while islands such as Espiritu Santo near La Paz are home to playful colonies of seals and giant sea lion rookeries.

A multitude of holes riddle the channel walls, accommodating a large population of green and spotted eels.

Eels range in size from small to very large and a bite, from even a small one is cause for concern.

From moray eels, lobsters, large groupers, and if you're lucky, you can spot some manta rays swimming around.

At the channel walls many eels can be seen, and large groupers will accompany divers right from the boat on.

Located inside the reef this 28 foot site (if you want to go deeper you'll need a shovel) is home to large grouper, turtles, moray eels, and schools of fish.

A large green moray eel gets curious and comes out from his hiding place to pose for another diver's camera while scuba diving the reef in Cozumel, Mexico.

This wreck is home to some very large moray eels.

The 2nd dive delivered even more great sights: a big school of barracuda, a large grouper, hundreds of giant trevally and 2 moray eels together - one of them swimming out of the hole; maybe it was too small for 2 morays!

The Eel River is the third largest river in California.

The Condreco is in excellent condition with the most amazing soft corals and has attracted large numbers of Honeycomb & White - eyed moray eels, lionfish & all types of scorpion fish.

It is here, however, that a large community of garden eels is found.

At the cut here, you may expect to see large groupers, nurse sharks, sting rays, moray and other eels, spadefish, schoolmasters and other fish.

Many come to the turtle grass mats in the channel to feed, while others, such as sharptail eels, are most frequently spotted in the large coral heads behind the wall.

Large areas of plate coral with fields of blue staghorn, schools of Batfish, Giant Maori wrasse, moray eels, and an abundant variety of tropical fish.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.

The boulders drop down to 27m and their crevices are home to large giant moray eels and refuges for bumphead unicornfish.

While diving throughout the Turneffe Atoll, you will see a variety of hard and soft corals as well as all of the Caribbean tropicals, eagle rays, sharks, turtles, dolphins, moray eels, and occasionally a whale shark in addition to large schools of permit, horse eye jacks and dog snapper.

These volcanic rock formations are home to a large variety of sea life, including white tip reef sharks, giant manta rays, eagle and devil rays, sea turtles, octopi, lion fish, moray eels and sea turtles.

However, more often than on the USAT Liberty Shipwreck, you will see White - tip reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, some big filefish (including Scrawled), and large moray eels.

In addition to colorful corals, turtles, eels, and reef fish, lucky divers may also encounter larger pelagic species such as reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, and large groupers.

In addition to a large sand area full of Garden eels, Garden Eel Point also has a great wall dive and provides good conditions for divers of any level.

Indeed, there are at least three ship wrecks to explore around the island which a large array of sea creatures call home, such as seahorses, shrimps, gobies, octopuses, eels and lion fish.

The rich and varied marine life in Vela Luka includes octopus, barracuda, moray eels, large grouper, tuna, giant loggerhead turtles (Caretta Caretta), crayfish, langusta, white bream, bluefish, dolphin fish, greater amberjacks, parrotfish and a multitude of other colourful reef fish.

Caveman was always in the water with us, pointing out the sea life... giant Groupers, Stingrays, large Green Sea Turtles, large green Moray Eels, large schooling fish, and Snapper.

Large populations of nurse sharks and stingrays live in this part of the reef, and you might also see octopi, eels, and sea turtles.

Nurse sharks, moray eels, and large barracuda are also commonly sighted.

Highlights here include large pinnacle clusters, which give divers the impression of walking between buildings, and the rare blue ribbon eel.