# The loch holds exceptionally large eels, of a size not recorded elsewhere.

> Disputed: The loch holds exceptionally large eels, of a size not recorded elsewhere.

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# The loch holds exceptionally large eels, of a size not recorded elsewhere.

The loch holds exceptionally large eels, of a size not recorded elsewhere.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Eel DNA is abundant (observed).
- Eel length distributions from the loch have a heavy tail reaching several metres.

## What would rule it out

- Catch and survey data showing no eels near the sizes reported.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Eel DNA was found at every sampling site, and Gemmell could not rule out giant eels.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/evidence/EVD0CRFXDR2539F/eel-dna-was-found-at-every-sampling-site-and-gemmell-could)

Suggestive

FOR

[The chance of a 1 m eel in the loch is about 1 in 50,000; of one over 6 m, essentially zero.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/evidence/EVD0CRFXDZW36P4/the-chance-of-a-1-m-eel-in-the-loch-is-about-1-in-50-000-of)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Does Loch Ness hold a large animal unknown to science?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/questions/QST0CRFXA2W308J/does-loch-ness-hold-a-large-animal-unknown-to-science)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The loch holds exceptionally large eels, of a size not recorded elsewhere. [Answer ANS0CRFXDG83N6C]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRFXDG83N6C
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