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Bucket of Eels: Gorgasia hawaiiensis

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

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Today’s eel: Every edition of this newsletter is named after an eel. Today’s is the Hawaiian garden eel (Gorgasia hawaiiensis). I can’t believe we haven’t talked about garden eels in the past in this newsletter, since I have a real soft spot for them. There are about 35 known species of garden eel and their namesake comes from the fact that they bury themselves in the sand and seem to almost grow, like a little eel garden.

#17
December 28, 2021
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Bucket of Eels: Stemonidium hypomelas

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

: is one of a handful of so-called “sawtooth eels.” But the thing that sets apart from the rest of the sawtooth family is, in science talk, “reduced dentition.” In other words, can be distinguished from other sawtooths because it has less sawtoothy teeth. It looks a bit more like a snipe eel, .

#1
March 28, 2021
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Bucket of Eels is writhing elsewhere

Hi all,

This is just a quick housekeeping email to say that I’m moving this newsletter away from Substack. At this point you either know all about why, or have no clue what I’m talking about at all. If you want to read up on what’s going on, other folks have covered it far better than I can. Substack can choose to pay and promote whoever they like, and I can choose to leave if their editorial choices don’t align with my values. And suffice to say that platforming and paying TERFs & racists isn’t something I want to participate in, to put it lightly.

You don’t have to do anything to stay subscribed, but the next time you get an email from the eel bucket, it will look slightly different. You’ll get one of those from me soon to confirm that the switch has been made successfully.

#16
March 25, 2021
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Bucket of Eels: Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#15
December 31, 2020
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Bucket of Eels: Rhinomuraena quaesita

#14
September 19, 2020
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Bucket of Eels: Macrognathus siamensis

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#13
June 16, 2020
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Bucket of Eels: Nemichthys scolopaceus

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#12
January 31, 2020
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Bucket of Eels: Anguilla dieffenbachii

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#11
December 13, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Electrophorus electricus part II

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#10
September 24, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Mastacembelus shiranus

#9
June 27, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Electrophorus electricus

#8
May 7, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Eurypharynx pelecanoides

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#7
April 9, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Gymnothorax javanicus

#6
March 6, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Mastacembelus armatus

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#5
February 9, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Conger conger

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#4
January 7, 2019
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Bucket of Eels: Monopterus albus

Welcome to today’s bucket of eels. I’m Rose. Let’s pull out some eels, shall we?

#3
December 21, 2018
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Bucket of Eels: Anguilla rostrata

#2
November 30, 2018
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